Atheism

Atheism is solely the lack of belief in deities. It is often confused with a belief as some atheists adamently reject or ideologically believe there are no deities. However this is not a reflection of the definition of atheism or atheists in general but an extension of individual beliefs of those who, by definition, are atheist.

Some religions are atheistic. These include: LaVeyan Satanism, Mahayana Buddhism, some Hindu sects and Scientology (by its rejection of the existence of deities as 'brainwashing').