Posted: May 14, 2014 7:21 pm
Oldskeptic wrote:What I am aware of is that the term atheist until recently was defined by theists who wanted to define atheism in the worst possible terms.
Indeed, it has been a defining characteristic of Theism to try and impress their viewpoint on atheists throughout history, leaving the atheist with little option but to have to qualify their position.
Stating "I don't believe in gods" historically only provoked theists to ask "why" and then provide a load of non-explanations to justify the theist p.o.v.