richard dreyfuss is a theist
TheistHe is called a believer.
The correct word for a person who doesn't believe in God is, precisely, "atheist".A somewhat related word is "agnostic". However, an agnostic is not necessarily one who doesn't believe in God; rather, it refers to the belief that the existence of God - or other, related, religious topics - cannot be proven or disproven.
Yes, Barack Obama has described himself as a Christian and has spoken openly about his religious faith.
No monotheist is the not the opposit of atheist. Monotheists believe in one god atheists believe in no god. This leaves the pantheists and polytheists out of the consideration. The opposite of atheist (one who has a belief in the existance of no god(s)) would be theist (one who has a belief in the existance of gos(s)).
Dr. Robert M. Price is an "atheist," or as he more recently stated, a "Christian non-theist," and the definition of the latter term should be a separate WikiAnswer.In his book The Case Against the Case for Christ, "Introduction: My Own Investigation", p. 9, published by American Atheist Press, he states that he ended up where Rev. Lee Strobel began, an atheist skeptic.He has also discussed this many times in his podcast The Bible Geek Show and on his Web site.
I presume you mean, Richard Branson. He is an atheist.
The main difference between an agnostic theist and an agnostic atheist is that an agnostic theist believes in the existence of a higher power or deity but acknowledges that it cannot be proven, while an agnostic atheist does not believe in a higher power or deity and also acknowledges that it cannot be proven.
He is a theist - he describes himself as a Muslim.
She is catholic.
An agnostic atheist is someone who does not believe in a god or gods but also acknowledges that the existence of a god cannot be proven or disproven. An agnostic theist, on the other hand, believes in a god or gods but also acknowledges that the existence of a god cannot be proven or disproven.
I think you may be referring to Richard Dawkins, a Biologist. He is a very outspoken atheist.
Atheist - If he is sure there there is no specific god because of the impossibility and/or improbability of his existence. Agnostic - Not sure whether there is a god or not. Usually does not care. An atheist is the opposite of a theist. The theist believes there is evidence for the existence of their favorite god. The atheist does not. It would be illogical for the atheist to "deny" the existence of something for which there is no evidence. Atheism is merely the lack of a belief. Knowledge is absolute. Since nobody can know with absolute certainty no gods exist, everyone is agnostic. So the so-called "agnostic" has the same lack of knowledge as the atheist or theist has. It's just commonly accepted that an agnostic does not commit either way.
He an anti-theist (against religion) but more-so agnostic when it comes to the existence of a so called "God".
Just ask them if they are atheist, theist or agnostic. most won't be ashamed to tell you. However if they don't agree with your simple 3 category breakdown you might get an answer like None of those, Secularist, pagan, Rastafarian, Epicurean, Stoic, Freethinker, etc. You will then have to shuffle your categories.
The opposite form of atheist is theist.
That is the correct spelling of "gnostic" (capitalized Gnostic referring to the belief).The similar word is the adjective or noun agnostic(neither a theist nor atheist).
These are fine distinctions, but some philosophers define a range of beliefs: Thiest - certain that god exists. Weak thiest - acknowledges that one can't be certain, but believes. Agnostic - neither believes nor disbelieves. Weak atheist - acknowledges that one can't be certain, but disbelieves. Strong atheist - certain there is no god. As you can see, "weak atheists" hold the middle ground - in fact, most atheists are probably weak atheists - they acknowledge that certainty isn't possible, but it is very unlikely that god actually exists.