Atheism
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Atheism
can
be
eit
the
rej
of
theism,
or
the
position
th
deities
do
not
exist.
In
the
br
sense,
it
is
the
absen
of
beli
in
the
existe
of
deities.
The
term
at
meaning
"un
"
or
"deserted
by
the
go
"
which
was
derogatively
applied
to
anyone
thought
to
believe
in
fa
gods,
no
god
or
doctrines
th
stood
in
confli
with
es
religio
With
the
spread
of
freethought,
skept
inquir
and
subsequent
increase
in
criticism
of
re
application
of
the
term
narr
in
scope.
The
fir
individuals
to
self-identify
as
"atheist
"
appeared
in
the
18
century.
Today,
abo
2.3%
of
the
world's
population
describes
itself
as
atheist,
while
a
further
11.9%
is
described
as
nontheist.
Between
64%
and
65%
of
Japa
describe
th
as
atheists,
agnostics,
or
non-believers,
and
up
to
48%
in
Russia.
The
percentage
of
su
perso
in
European
Uni
member
states
ranges
between
6%
(Italy)
and
85%
(Sweden).
Athei
tends
towards
skepticism
regar
supe
clai
citing
a
la
of
empirical
evidence.
Common
ration
include
the
problem
of
evil,
the
argument
from
inconsiste
revelations,
and
the
argu
fr
nonbelief.
Ot
arguments
for
atheism
range
fr
the
philosophical
to
the
social
to
the
historical.
In
West
culture,
ath
are
frequently
assumed
to
be
irreligious
or
unspirit
However,
religious
and
spiri
belief
systems
such
as
for
of
Buddhism
that
do
not
advocate
belief
in
gods,
have
also
been
described
as
atheistic.
Although
some
atheists
tend
toward
secu
philo
such
as
humanism,
rationali
and
natu
there
is
no
one
ideolo
or
set
of
behaviors
to
wh
all
atheists
ad
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