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Line 20: − − In the late 19th century and more broadly in the latter portion of the 20th century, the proposition that the [[definition of atheism]] also include a mere lack of belief in God or gods began.<ref>Day, Donn R. (2007). [http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/athart3.htm "Atheism - etymology"].</ref> It is now common for atheists/[[agnosticism|agnostics]] and [[theism|theists]] to debate the meaning of the word atheism.<ref> − *[http://www.apatheticagnostic.com/articles/meds2/med40/med796.html The Atheism Vs. Agnosticism “Debate”] − *Day, Donn R. (2007). [http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/athart3.htm "Atheism - etymology"]. Retrieved July 15, 2014. − *[http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/atheism Oxford Dictionaries]. Oxford Dictionaries, due to their British influence (Atheism is more popular in Britain than in the United States and many other countries where English is spoken, see: [[Atheist Population|Atheist population]] and [[Secular Europe]] and [[Atheism statistics]]), now offers the definition of atheism to be "Disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods." which is a departure from its historical meaning before a broader definition of atheism began to be more widely advocated in the latter portion of the 20th century (see: [http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/athart3.htm "Atheism - etymology"])</ref> − − *[[Definition of atheism]]
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=== Attempts to broaden the definition of atheism ===
=== Attempts to broaden the definition of atheism ===
For more information, please see:
For more information, please see:
*[[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism|Attempts to broaden the definition of atheism]]
*[[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism|Attempts to broaden the definition of atheism]]
*[[Definitions of Atheist and Agnostic|Definitions of atheist and agnostic]]
*[[Definitions of Atheist and Agnostic|Definitions of atheist and agnostic]]