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Originally Posted by Snakeeye
Umm, semantics.
Even stating "in the broadest sense", Wikipedia is arguing that athiesm = the lack of belief in a god's existence. How is that any different than what dictionaries define it as?
Frankly, the problem appears not to be that the wikipedia article is attaching an overly broad scope to athiesm, but rather that it is being redundant.
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They are not the same thing. I'll be the example. I am not convinced either way about the existence of God or Gods. By wikipedia's definition, I am atheist. By the other three, I am not. If there is going to be a discussion about something like this, there should be at least a common definition of what you're actually talking about. Wikipedia confounds that in my example.