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The "Scarlet A" of the Out Campaign

Atheism (from the Greeka-, meaning "without", andtheos, meaning "god") is the absence of belief in the existence ofgods.Theos includes the AbrahamicYHWH(s),Zeus, theFlying Spaghetti Monster, andevery other deity from A to Z (and 0-9, !, ", #, $ or any other character, obviously). For the definition of atheism, the terms "God" and "a god" are used interchangeably as there is no difference between amonotheistic deity and apolytheistic pantheon of deities when it comes to complete disbelief in them. This also intends to ignore the privileged positionYahweh has held in English grammar. Mostatheists also do not believe in anythingsupernatural orparanormal (someone like this would be considered anaturalist ormaterialist).

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