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Originally Posted by Snakeeye
Though, both dictionary links mention "the disbelief in god as a definition of atheism. I would suggest that "disbelief" and "absence of belief" are intended to be synonomous.
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Well that is easy to check out. Here's what those two sites say about "disbelief":
Main Entry:
dis·be·lief 
Pronunciation: "dis-b&-'lEf
Function:
noun
: the act of
disbelieving : mental rejection of something as untrue
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/disbelief
dis‧be‧lief /ˌdɪs
bɪˈlif/Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dis-bi-leef]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1.the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true. 2.amazement; astonishment:
We stared at the Taj Mahal in disbelief.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/disbelief
The M-W leaves no room for that interpretation. I suppose you might argue that the term "inability to believe" from dictionary.com allows for unsurety, but I would argue that, in order to believe something's possible, you have to be capable of believing in it's truth, should something convince you. At this point, however, you would be justified in pointing out that that is semantics.
This still leaves us with the two accepted scholarly sources dismissing the possibility of belief, however.
In any case, all I'm asking is that we acknowledge the fallibility of wikipedia. Go ahead and use it. I do. It's great. Just don't state it as fact, without other proof.