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Exactly. Atheism does not describe a belief, but a lack thereof. I don't think there is a pink elephant in the room with me right now, so I'm going to start a

• crpatino 12y ago
  Atheism describes the belief that [1] all human beings before the Enlightenment were drooling idiots (never mind the many cultural achievement that among other things made possible the Enlightenment itself), [2] many continue to be drooling idiots to this date, and [3] the best way to disabuse people of their own idiocy is to stomp on all their more cherished beliefs and traditions until they accept that the all-so-smart Atheists-with-Capital-A were always right, and more handsome too. atheists, on the other hand, try to find meaning in a world where there is no Daddy in the sky that will reward your achievements or punish your mischief, and live accordingly in a dignified, sane way.