Reply #36: 2 problems:

[darkstar3]

1. Atheism is simply the lack of belief in a god.
If someone makes it a mission to deride theists and make sure that others do not join them, that's the added bonus of being an anti-theist. I know many people don't WANT to see a difference, but it IS there.

Atheist: "I don't believe in god."
Anti-theist: "No one should believe in god."

One of those statements is about the self, while the other is about controlling other people.

So here's the problem neither one of us wants to admit: We're both right. Your father lacked belief in a god, therefore he was an atheist. However, he also made it his mission to fight against other people's belief in gods, which makes him an anti-theist. So, an atheist indoctrinated you (you were right) into anti-theism (I was right).

I'll repeat it again, atheism has no doctrine, and it is therefore impossible to indoctrinate someone into it.

2. Anti-theism is not poorly defined.
It is in fact quite simple to understand by taking the root word and looking at the prefix. An anti-theist is someone who is against theism, or theistic believers. Here's a handy little spectrum for you.

Theists------atheists-----anti-theists

Of course, it's more like a Venn Diagram, but draw THAT on a message board. :)

BTW: Save your accusations of dancing and goal-post moving. You'll need them for people on this board more interested in deriding you than discussing things with you.