Atheism was Created by Theists... Who Came Second

I've explained this many times before and written about it at length.

Non-theists long existed first. Then theists arrived on the scene. Then they created the word "a-theist" to define all those there before them, while not even realizing that was what they were doing, forcing its definition to be what they wanted it to be, on pain of death, in describing something that existed long before the creation of religion, as something now against those who invented their deistic fantasies.

So the word "theism" should more accurately be, "Anti-Anti-Theism", as those against those against them. No wonder they're so confused.

The concept of religion and the terms associated with belief systems have evolved over time. The earliest archeological evidence of religious ideas dates back several hundred thousand years, with some interpretations suggesting that intentional burials and symbolic artifacts from the Middle Stone Age in Africa indicate early forms of religious expression.

The term “atheist” however, has its roots in ancient Greek, where it originally meant “godless” or “impious.” It began to be used more actively to describe those who severed relations with the gods or denied their existence in the 5th century BCE. The modern usage of “atheist” to denote someone who denies the existence of gods came into English around the 16th century.

However, before organized religions were formed, there were people who simply lived without a concept of gods or deities, and thus, the term “atheist” would not have applied.

It was only after theism became established that the term “atheist” was used to describe those who did not subscribe to theistic beliefs. This linguistic evolution reflects the complex interplay between belief, language, and society over time. Thus the most accurate term for "theism" is in deed, "anti-anti-theism".