An atheist is someone who is without a belief in a god or gods, although some atheists do make the affirmation that a god or gods does not and can not exist. They would also be atheists because they are without a belief in a god or gods. This is the main misunderstanding between theists and atheists. We don t hate religious people and we don t want to convert anyone. We want to live our lives like anyone else and not be prejudiced against.
True atheists have no alternative but to be atheists.
We can change our thoughts about a god or gods as much as we can change our natural skin color, our personality, or our sexual orientation. Atheists usually arrive at this conclusion by examining empirical evidence and realizing that a god or gods can not be proved and that there is no rational basis for the existence of a god or gods. As an aside, if we don t believe in a god or gods, we don t believe in Satan, or other equivalent either. This area subject to change. Planning for next semester.