I certainly wouldn't mind.

 

And Choda Boy!!!



 

Agreed 100%

I disagree with this post for several reasons.

1) For the most part, Atheists aren't selling anything - the entire point is that they aren't buying what is being sold. Big difference.
2) Notwithstanding Webster's single definition 'Atheism' means different things to different people.

Most people seem to want to point to Webster's, or where ever else, and say that Atheism is a belief that no gods exist. Just recently on here a member was laying out why this is the case etymologically (the 'a' being the negative operator).  I don't agree. First, a dictionary is descriptive, not prescriptive. Its purpose is to demonstrate how the word is commonly used. In some of its earliest usage the word Atheist was tossed back and forth between Hellenists and early Christians, neither of which held the position that 'no god exists'. There were subtle changes over the years, and as I see it being used by those who would accept that it applies to them today - it is generally that   Theism is to Atheism as Moral is to Amoral - Having or lacking belief , having or lacking moral connotation.

Gnostic/Agnostic has to do with knowledge of the truth value of a claim.

Theism deals with Belief
Gnosticism deals with Knowledge.

If you don't hold the belief you are an Atheist.
If you accept that this is likely unknowable you are an Agnostic.

In the end, however, it is more important that we understand each others positions, rather than debate definitions for specific words. If we can't agree on what the word means, we should both agree that we shouldn't use it as it is meaningless.

If you are willing to accept my definitions, you would be an Agnostic Atheist, the same as I am.
If you want to stick to your definition, I would be an Agnostic and not an Atheist, the same as you are.

In the end we agree on the subject matter. It makes little sense to have division, or be insulted, over disagreements on semantics.

ETA: 3)  Atheism is not a nihilistic philosophy. It is a label for one that holds a specific answer to a single question; "Do you believe".

ETA: Furthermore, it is a bit silly to be defined by something that you aren't. I'm also not a Doctor, or a Lawyer, or a Plumber.