Was Plato an atheist

Answer 1

In book ten of "The Laws" Plato takes a dim view of atheists and their potential impact on the state. He goes to great lengths describing their treatment and rehabilitation or punishment.

However, the term atheist, in modern times, has come to mean non-belif in the Christian god, or at least the Abrahamic god common to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In his specific sense Plato was an atheist.

Answer 2

No, Plato was not an atheist. He believed in the existence of a divine reality, as reflected in his concept of the Form of the Good and his ideas about the immortality of the soul.