A recent yearlong study to investigate the psychological well-being of — rural-residing and woman-identified atheists reveals various issues experienced because of their non-belief.
Both are atheism. First is weak/negative, last is strong/positive. The first merely rejects the theist’s claim, while the last makes a claim on their own.
For me the term “atheism” only encompasses the first point, but I realize that some make the distinction between weak/strong atheism and what they mean by that. I simply think that the concept of “strong atheism” should be a different term, be it “anti-theism”, or whatever, so as not to conflate the two concepts.
Both are atheism. First is weak/negative, last is strong/positive. The first merely rejects the theist’s claim, while the last makes a claim on their own.
For me the term “atheism” only encompasses the first point, but I realize that some make the distinction between weak/strong atheism and what they mean by that. I simply think that the concept of “strong atheism” should be a different term, be it “anti-theism”, or whatever, so as not to conflate the two concepts.