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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
A Buddhist I knew in university referred to himself as a "Non-Theist", and found the term "atheist" insulting if used to describe Buddhism.
So I think that is the difference. A "non-theist" does not necessarily believe in nothing. A non-theist just does not believe in God. It is engrained in some people (most westerners) that God and religion are one and the same, but they are not necessarily.
An atheist is a non-theist, but a non-theist is not necessarily an atheist.
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well if he was a budhist hes a theist. LOL. How can you be a non theist and believe in any God? Id call him a fence sitter...unsure what side to sit on.