The followers of various religions have their own concepts of God. However, when it comes to the opposite of the believers- the atheists, explaining their ideology is very simple. They are all non-believers, or so we think. It may not be in common knowledge, especially of non-readers, but atheism also has many types. While all the types come down to meaning “non-believersâ€, there are small but significant attributes that set them apart from one another. According to an atheism study study published in CNN on July 15th, 2013, and conducted by two researchers, Mr. Silver and Mr. Coleman at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, atheism is an umbrella of at least 6 types. But, before we discuss the 6 types, let’s draw out the differences between the three primary types, that most of us regard to be synonyms to each other. They are Atheist, Agnostic, and Apatheist.
According to the research, Silver and Coleman mention two words that suit Non-Theists: Apathetic & Disinterested. They simply don’t care and relate themselves to neither religion nor any sort of atheist and agnostic movements. Anything relating to religion, be it positive or negative, has no space in their thoughts. Which also means they don’t involve themselves in social/intellectual discussions relating to religion or anti-religion.
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