Definitions
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- noun religion
Apathy towards the existence of agod ; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I simply don't believe (the term for this is "apatheism" - portmanteau of "apathy" and "atheism"), and it's none of my business whether or not you do. "
Diary of a Teenage Atheist Teen Atheist 2009
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This stance can be better described by the neologism '' apatheism ''.
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A possible inclusion to the site would be the definition of "apatheism", which as far as I can tell is the best equivalent to "I don't know", although it also encompasses "I don't care".
Planet Atheism 2008
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Born and raised Mormon, now thoroughly agnostic with a strong dose of apatheism.
"Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?" Ann Althouse 2007
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I can certainly understand why the Meetup group vastly more than "secular friend"-ships with peers who practice the same apatheism as their parents appeals to the guy, and I still think it's awfully harsh to laugh at him.
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This stance can be better described by the neologism apatheism.
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This stance can be better described by the neologism apatheism.
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I think you’ll find that the stance of simply not caring much about God or religion ’apatheism’ in the jokey parlance is much less common than you imagine.
arby commented on the word apatheism
Is that sort of like worshiping apathy?
August 1, 2007
slumry commented on the word apatheism
Just a step removed--summed up flippantly by "I don't know and I don't care."
August 1, 2007
arby commented on the word apatheism
Ha! I like that.
August 1, 2007