It’s wrong to assume that there is only one form of atheism as this form of living is often divided
in two basic types of belief; there is atheism that is strong and then there is weak atheism. The
categories might seem simple to understand at first glance but the distinction talks about the
broad mixture of beliefs which exists amongst people who call themselves atheists. There is
enormous difference in regards to their stances on the existence or in fact, the non existence of
any supreme being.
Implicit atheism or weak atheism talks about the belief of there being no god. This form of
atheism is generally understood and broadest in regard to the level of people’s awareness. These
people just subconsciously have a deficiency of belief in supernatural beings, gods, religion, etc
for reasons that are antagonistic and hence, are often called Agnostic Atheists.
Meanwhile, there is Explicit Atheism that we refer to as Strong Atheism that goes a few steps
being Implicit Atheism. They deny the reality of one god, multiple gods-in fact, all kinds of gods.
These people are better informed with all sorts of religious practices and are knowledgeable.
They provide facts and figures for what they assert to be as proof for no existence of religion
and gods. Any time someone claims that some god or any god doesn’t exist, the person is then
obligated to support their statements with proof.
All of this doesn’t mean that these ‘types’ of atheists actually refer to denominations or levels of
atheists the way there are different levels of caste and believers in Hinduism, Christianity, etc.
By calling them ‘types’ we don’t mean to imply that there is any vital difference in their belief-
it’s just based on the dissimilarity of knowledge that differentiates a strong and a weak atheist.
Some atheists might not just consider certain types of religious belief worthy.
The label a person uses to define themselves is a general sign of what their inclination is going to
be during a debate on religion. Someone who calls themselves a ‘weak’ atheist may simply deny
the existence of some gods but might not go far enough as to deny existence of all gods. Instead,
they might wait for some one else who is a ‘theist’ or a strong atheist to take the next step by
presenting an argument and thereby helping the weak atheist make their decision about the
credibility of a god.