From looking at the words themselves and breaking them apart one discovers the difference between Atheism and Antitheism. A- is a prefix meaning specifically without, while anti- denotes opposition, but not a lack. The difference here is exactly that as with apathy (no feeling) and antipathy (opposing feeling). But what antitheism is not is an opposition of a living being, known to some (erroneously) as God, but rather the idea of theistic belief.

Interestingly enough, and much to the chagrin of Theists, all children are, by definition, born atheist.

I don't really think your comment can be considered a "correction", because we already stated that "the creators of this website take the title 'antitheist' to mean one that is actively oppossed to being a theist, or one who is against the concepts of theism and religion."

This is in essence the same as your defintion. We only mentioned the definition of "atheist" to begin our own explanation to contrast the difference between atheism and antitheism.

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You misunderstand me: I don't correct you, but dictionary.com (as well as most modern dictionaries). Originally, the word was defined correctly but recently (1976, I think) it was given a new definition making it the synonym of atheist. It's not just you who takes it that way, but others who either can dissect the word meanings themselves or know the history of the word. That said, I think the people who take it to have that meaning are a minority of those who have heard it.

I wonder how unfair it would be to compare the word's de-evolution to Orwell's Newspeak. . . Worse, its meaning has not only been altered, but it is categorically being deleted from the language, it seems. Merriam-Webster no longer catalogues the word, and it seems onl y a matter of time before everyone else follows suit. Wikipedia has an interesting article on the topic.

It looks like I made that year up. I was so sure. . .

Actually, I remember having problems defining "antitheist" in an "official" kind of way because it wasn't listed in any of the online dictionaries (that I could find). I assumed it was a "made up" word even though it is really the most accurate way of describing what this website's goals are: to END religion, not just disbelieve in it. I do apologize for my hasty defensiveness nevertheless. In my quest for accuracy (outside of spelling mistakes), I do try my best

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I didn't explain myself particularly well. No harm done, I think.