Atheism is a polysemous term, and I’ve written a lot about the Evolution of Atheism and the Etymology vs Use/Definition often differs from what people expect. I’ve addressed Issues With Agnostic Atheism, Definitional Problems with Lacking Belief, Is The âlack of beliefâ Definition of Atheism The Most Common One Used?, What is the Difference Between…
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Is there an ‘Official Definition’ of atheism? Atheism is polysemous, so anyone telling you they have the ONLY definition of atheism or those other definitions of atheism are WRONG is completely off the mark. With how language works, any definition of atheism, or any word for that matter, is perfectly valid. There are terms that…
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. The etymology of a word is not exactly the same as the use or definition. Consider how a direct translation of a phrase from French to English might not always make sense, but we would…
