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George H. Smith wrote: "Atheism, therefore, is the absence of  

George H. Smith wrote: "Atheism, therefore, is the absence of  

theistic belief. One who does not believe in the existence of a god or supernatural being is properly designated as an atheist."<ref>George H. Smith, ''The Case Against God'', page 9</ref>  A number of [[Christianity|Christians]]/[[theism|theists]] argue that atheists/[[agnosticism|agnostics]] are attempting to redefine the word atheism and make its definition unnecessarily broader (See [[Definition of atheism]]). [[William Lane Craig]] has called the attempts to broaden the definition of atheism a "deceptive game" (See: [[Definition of atheism#William Lane Craig on attempts to define the word atheism|William Lane Craig on attempts to define the word atheism]]).<ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/definition-of-atheism Definition of atheism] by [[William Lane Craig]]</ref>  

theistic belief. One who does not believe in the existence of a god or supernatural being is properly designated as an atheist."<ref>George H. Smith, ''The Case Against God'', page 7[https://books.google.com/books?id=3HX8undhcmsC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=%22Atheism,+therefore,+is+the+absence+of+theistic+belief.+One+who+does+not+believe+in+the+existence+of+a+god+or+supernatural+being+is+properly+designated+as+an+atheist.%22&source=bl&ots=9YO9Tnju--&sig=iQm3uHv5Pp_aCAkG0f_J_qO20ds&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5oMnhs8bMAhVBLSYKHUMkAEwQ6AEILzAD#v=onepage&q=%22Atheism%2C%20therefore%2C%20is%20the%20absence%20of%20theistic%20belief.%20One%20who%20does%20not%20believe%20in%20the%20existence%20of%20a%20god%20or%20supernatural%20being%20is%20properly%20designated%20as%20an%20atheist.%22&f=false]</ref>  A number of [[Christianity|Christians]]/[[theism|theists]] argue that atheists/[[agnosticism|agnostics]] are attempting to redefine the word atheism and make its definition unnecessarily broader (See [[Definition of atheism]]). [[William Lane Craig]] has called the attempts to broaden the definition of atheism a "deceptive game" (See: [[Definition of atheism#William Lane Craig on attempts to define the word atheism|William Lane Craig on attempts to define the word atheism]]).<ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/definition-of-atheism Definition of atheism] by [[William Lane Craig]]</ref>  

== Diminished usefulness of the terms implicit/explicit atheism ==

== Diminished usefulness of the terms implicit/explicit atheism ==