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atheological en · ADJ

Etymology

From a- + theological.

Meanings

1. Opposed to theology.
2. atheistic
   • Atheological arguments are arguments for the conclusion that God does not exist. 1998, Theodore M. Drange, Nonbelief & Evil: Two Arguments for the Nonexistence of God, Prometheus Books, →ISBN, →OL, page 21:
   • Fosterer of many Atheologicall Fancies 1642, Richard Montagu, Acts and Monuments of the Church:
   • If I held a certain epistemological theory about "basic beliefs", I might conclude from this experience that my intuition that there is no God co-existing with this horror was a "basic belief" and thus that I am epistemically entitled to be an atheist without needing to justify this intuition. But I do not hold such an epistemological theory and believe that intuitive atheological beliefs, such as the one I experienced (and the corresponding intuitive theological beliefs, such as that God is providentially watching over this gruesome event) require justification if they are to be epistemically warranted. 1991, Quentin Smith, “An Atheological Argument from Evil Natural Laws”, in International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, volume 29, number 3, page 159:
   • After all, nontrivial atheological reasons, ranging from various problems of evil to naturalist theories according to which theistic belief is illusory or merely projective, are a pervasive, if not obtrusive, component of the rational portion of our intellectual heritage. 1985 October, Philip L. Quinn, “In Search of the Foundations of Theism”, in Faith and Philosophy, volume 2, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, page 481:

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atheologically