apatheism

Etymology

Reportedly coined in 2001, as a blend of apathy + theism, by author Robert J. Nash.

noun

  1. (religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
    [A]patheism is an attitude, not a belief system, and the over-riding fact is that these people are relaxed about religion. May 2003, Jonathan Rauch, “Let It Be”, in The Atlantic

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