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Apatheism vs Nontheism - What's the difference?

apatheism | nontheism |

As nouns the difference between apatheism and nontheism

is that apatheism is (religion) apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant while nontheism is any of a range of concepts regarding spirituality and religion which do not include the idea of a deity in the form of a theistic god or gods.

apatheism

English

(apatheism)

Noun

(-)
  • (religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
  • * 2003 , " Let It Be," The Atlantic (US), May (retrieved 26 Sep 2010):
    • [A]patheism is an attitude, not a belief system, and the over-riding fact is that these people are relaxed about religion.

    Synonyms

    * apnosticism

    Derived terms

    * apatheist

    See also

    * agnostic * agnosticism * atheism * atheist * atheophobia * ignosticism

    References

    English terms with alpha privatives

    nontheism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Any of a range of concepts regarding spirituality and religion which do not include the idea of a deity in the form of a theistic god or gods.

    • Derived terms

    * nontheist * nontheistic