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  • noun religion Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.

Etymologies

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Reportedly coined in 2001, as a blend of apathy and theism, by author Robert J. Nash.

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  • Is that sort of like worshiping apathy?

    August 1, 2007

  • Just a step removed--summed up flippantly by "I don't know and I don't care."

    August 1, 2007

  • Ha! I like that.

    August 1, 2007