Richard Watson states in his 1831 book, A Biblical and Theological Dictionary: “Atheist, in the strict and proper sense of the word, is one who does not believe in the existence of a god, or who owns no being superior to nature.”
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Robert Flint, in his 1885 book Anti-Theistic Theories states: “Every man is an atheist who does not believe that there is a God.
How can I have called myself an Atheist, all my life, when actually, I never even knew much about it Christianity, the history behind it or even read the bible. I know I did Religious Studies at school many moons ago, however it seems strange to me that we call ourselves or give ourselves this title "Atheist" when, surely for someone to truly be a true Atheist they need to have studied the bible and Christianity first, then claim they are an Atheist.
Now please, these are just my naive thoughts, do not take what I say literally and say I am wrong. I am just thinking out loud and interested about your thoughts and ideas on the matter!!
