I’m curious if there’s a name to the belief I have. I wouldn’t exactly call it atheist, though i generally lean that way, but I wouldn’t call it non-theist. The thing is, I just plain don’t care if God exists or not. They could, or they couldn’t, it really has no bearing on how I live my life. For that reason along I think I go in the atheist camp, but I always thought that was used to describe people who don’t think he exists.
You are correct. Atheism is the belief (ironically) that there is no divinity.
I think what you describe (not really caring and leaning towards there not being divinity) would be called atheist-agnostic.
Someone who does think there is divinity but doesnt really care would be a deist-agnostic.
These are more complex concepts than I’m painting them to be, but if you Google them you can see if they fit the way you see yourself.
I always considered atheist to mean “don’t believe at all” ans agnostic as “willing to believe, but won’t live any differently”
If you want to start on a philosophical question, try to define the word “exists”. Write down a bunch of definitions, whichever are your favorite, and then see if the expression “God exists.” has meaning.
but I always thought that was used to describe people who don’t think he exists.
Agnostic atheists and gnostic atheists are both atheists. The only people who say “atheists by definition claim there is no god” are theists, so that atheism seems unreasonable.
I’d call you an atheist, but specify “agnostic atheist” to anyone who doesn’t understand the nuances of the terms.
Who cares? Why is everyone so concerned about labels? Just be your your own unique self and stop trying to fall into a category.