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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The absence of belief in God or gods.
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Paper 2
Belief that God or gods do not exist.
Not believing in the existence of God or gods.
Belief that God does not exist.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Not believing in the existence of any god or gods; it does not by itself prescribe a particular environmental ethic.
Revise: Dominion, Stewardship and Environmental ResponsibilityAtheists may share these arguments without believing in God. However, atheism itself is simply the absence of belief in gods, so it does not mean that every atheist holds identical environmental views.
Absence of belief in a god or gods.
The absence of belief in a god or gods.
Not believing in God or gods.
Belief that there is no God or gods.
Not believing in the existence of any god.
The absence of belief in any god or gods.
Do not treat atheism and humanism as identical: atheism concerns belief in God; humanism is a wider non-religious outlook.
Do not equate atheism with believing life has no value. Humanists can strongly value human life without believing it is sacred.
Distinguish the Big Bang theory from atheism: accepting a scientific explanation does not automatically mean rejecting God.
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