English

Adjective

atheological ‎(comparative more atheological, superlative most atheological)

1. Opposed to theology.
2. atheistic

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Montagu to this entry?)

   • 1985 October, Quinn, Philip L., “In Search of the Foundations of Theism”, in Faith and Philosophy, volume 2, number 4, DOI:10.5840/faithphil19852447, ISSN 0739-7046, page 481:

     After all, nontrivial atheological reasons, ranging from various problems of evil to naturalist theories according to which theistic belief is illusory or merely projective, are a pervasive, if not obtrusive, component of the rational portion of our intellectual heritage.

   • 1991, Smith, Quentin, “An Atheological Argument from Evil Natural Laws”, in International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, volume 29, number 3, page 159:

     If I held a certain epistemological theory about "basic beliefs", I might conclude from this experience that my intuition that there is no God co-existing with this horror was a "basic belief" and thus that I am epistemically entitled to be an atheist without needing to justify this intuition. But I do not hold such an epistemological theory and believe that intuitive atheological beliefs, such as the one I experienced (and the corresponding intuitive theological beliefs, such as that God is providentially watching over this gruesome event) require justification if they are to be epistemically warranted.

   • 1998, Drange, Theodore M., Nonbelief & Evil: Two Arguments for the Nonexistence of God, Prometheus Books, ISBN 9781615927081, OL 363913M, page 21:

     Atheological arguments are arguments for the conclusion that God does not exist.