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[[File:Infant.JPG|thumbnail|right|200px|Weak atheism is an individual merely lacking a belief there is a God/gods. Using this very broad definition of definition of atheism, there are atheists who argue that babies are atheists.<ref>[https://carm.org/are-babies-born-atheists Are babies born atheists?] by Matt Slick</ref>]]

[[File:Infant.JPG|thumbnail|right|200px|Weak atheism is an individual merely lacking a belief there is a God/gods. Using this very broad definition of definition of atheism, there are atheists who argue that babies are atheists.<ref>[https://carm.org/are-babies-born-atheists Are babies born atheists?] by Matt Slick</ref>]]

'''Weak atheism''' (sometimes referred to as "negative [[atheism]]") describes a belief system and philosophical stance whereby a person lacks a belief in gods. It differs from [[strong atheism]], which goes further than a simple lack of belief and makes an assertion that no gods exist. It also differs from [[agnosticism]], in that a weak atheist says they do not believe in any gods, while agnostics do not know whether or not any gods exist.

'''Weak atheism''' (sometimes referred to as "negative [[atheism]]") describes a belief system and philosophical stance whereby a person lacks a belief in God/gods. It differs from [[strong atheism]], which goes further than a simple lack of belief and makes an assertion that no gods exist. It also differs from [[agnosticism]], in that a weak atheist says they do not believe in any gods, while agnostics do not know whether or not any gods exist.

Atheism, as defined by the ''[[Stanford University|Stanford]] Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the ''[[Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]'', and other [[philosophy]] reference works, is the denial of the existence of [[God]].<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atheism-agnosticism Stanford Encyclopedia of Philisophy - Atheism and Agnosticism]</ref><ref name="cw">[http://creation.com/atheism-is-more-rational Is Atheism More Rational?] by [[Creation Ministries International]]</ref><ref name="Divine">Day, Donn R. (2007).  [http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/athart3.htm "Atheism - etymology"].</ref><ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/definition-of-atheism Definition of atheism] by [[William Lane Craig]]</ref>  A common criticism of the concept and term "weak atheism" is that it is not a form of atheism and it is indistinguishable from [[agnosticism]] (see: [[Definition of atheism]] and [[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism]]).  

Atheism, as defined by the ''[[Stanford University|Stanford]] Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the ''[[Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]'', and other [[philosophy]] reference works, is the denial of the existence of [[God]].<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atheism-agnosticism Stanford Encyclopedia of Philisophy - Atheism and Agnosticism]</ref><ref name="cw">[http://creation.com/atheism-is-more-rational Is Atheism More Rational?] by [[Creation Ministries International]]</ref><ref name="Divine">Day, Donn R. (2007).  [http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/athart3.htm "Atheism - etymology"].</ref><ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/definition-of-atheism Definition of atheism] by [[William Lane Craig]]</ref>  A common criticism of the concept and term "weak atheism" is that it is not a form of atheism and it is indistinguishable from [[agnosticism]] (see: [[Definition of atheism]] and [[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism]]).