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'''Weak atheism''' (sometimes referred to as "negative [[atheism]]") describes all belief systems and philosophical stances which lack a belief in [[God]], without claiming to meet the [[burden of proof]] that God or gods does not exist. It differs from [[strong atheism]], which claims to have positive reason or evidence proving for certain that God or gods does not exist. It also differs from [[agnosticism]], in that a weak atheist says he doesn't believe in God or gods, while an [[agnostic]] says he doesn't know whether there is a God or not. Many weak atheists are also agnostics.

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

Most commonly, weak atheism is premised on the belief that the ''[[theist]]'', not the atheist, bears the burden of proof to show that God does not exist, because it is the theist who is asserting the existence of an entity.  They typically compare belief in God with belief in absurd beings like "flying spaghetti monsters,"<ref>http://www.venganza.org/</ref> or "invisible pink unicorns,"<ref>http://www.invisiblepinkunicorn.com/</ref> and argue, "The person attempting to convince me that the [[Flying Spaghetti Monster]] exists has the burden of proof.  In the absence of sufficient proof to warrant belief, I am justified in disbelieving in all these beings."

Most commonly, weak atheism is premised on the belief that the ''[[theist]]'', not the atheist, bears the burden of proof to show that any gods exist, because it is the theist who is asserting the existence of an entity.  They typically compare belief in gods with belief in other equally indemonstrable beings like "flying spaghetti monsters,"<ref>http://www.venganza.org/</ref> or "invisible pink unicorns,"<ref>http://www.invisiblepinkunicorn.com/</ref> and argue, "The person attempting to convince me that the [[Flying Spaghetti Monster]] exists has the burden of proof.  In the absence of sufficient proof to warrant belief, I am justified in disbelieving in all these beings."

As George Smith wrote:

As George Smith wrote: