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Webster 1913 Edition
Atheological
Aˊthe-o-log′ic-al
,Adj.
Opposed to theology; atheistic.
Bp. Montagu.
Definition 2024
atheological
atheological
English
Adjective
atheological (comparative more atheological, superlative most atheological)
- Opposed to theology.
- atheistic
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Montagu to this entry?)
- 1985 October, Quinn, Philip L., “In Search of the Foundations of Theism”, in Faith and Philosophy, volume 2, number 4, DOI: , ISSN 0739-7046, page 481:
- 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.
- 1991, Smith, Quentin, “An Atheological Argument from Evil Natural Laws”, in International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, volume 29, number 3, page 159:
- 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.
- 1998, Drange, Theodore M., Nonbelief & Evil: Two Arguments for the Nonexistence of God, Prometheus Books, ISBN 9781615927081, OL 363913M, page 21:
- Atheological arguments are arguments for the conclusion that God does not exist.