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by mbfg 1777 days ago
atheists don't say there is no god. At least the general definition of atheism. Only that there is no reason to believe that there is one.
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>Only that there is no reason to believe that there is one.

That would be agnosticism. Atheists claim there is definitely no god.

sorry, you are incorrect.

Gnosticism/Agnosticism are, for all practical purposes, useless terms.

Gnosticism is what you know.

Theism is what you believe.

The two words are splitting hairs, the difference is just the level of certainty. You don't wait for absolute knowledge to act. You act on your beliefs.

A-gnosticism is a lack of total knowledge

A-theism is a lack in a belief in a god.

The definition of atheism is a lack in a belief in a god, not a claim that gods don't exist. There are some atheists who believe that no god's exist, but that is something extra beyond atheism.

Atheist just don't believe there is a god. You can't rationally claim 100% certainty of anything.