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A community portal about Atheism with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Atheism is the state of disbelief or non-belief in the existence of a deity or deities. It is commonly defined as the positive denial of theism, or the deliberate rejection of theism. However, others—including most atheistic philosophers and groups—define atheism as the simple absence of belief in deities , thereby designating many agnostics, and people who have never heard of gods, such as the unchurched or newborn children, as atheists as well. In recent years, some atheists have adopted the terms strong and weak atheism to clarify whether they consider their stance one of positive belief that no gods exist, or of mere absense of belief that gods exist.

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What is the difference between nihilism and atheism?

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From: atheistangpinoy.blogspot.com

Nihilism is the position that existence is without objective meaning, purpose or value while atheism is the position that deities do not exist, or the rejection of theism. Nihilism is NOT the 'belief in nothing' and it is quite different from atheism because nihilism is not just the refutation of God but it is the refutation of morality, of law, of justice, and of all artificial order.

Some atheists are nihilists; however, if they hold that existence can have a purpose and/or meaning then they're not nihilists. Some atheists, such as Nietzsche, held that Christianity was a nihilist religion because it lead to having an apathy towards this life. But that doesn't mean that all atheists are nihilists.

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