Atheism & Pantheism

Listed here are terms, groups and religions that are either Atheist or Pantheist in concept. Although by their definition, these terms are antonyms, or opposites, there seems to be some confusion on how to apply them to religion. Scholars and experts use both terms to describe the same group or religion, so this list will include both. In some cases this is due to the lack of workship to a deity, or by those who dismiss seeing 'god in all things' as being discernable from 'all things'. Maybe later, when my level of understanding is more developed, I will be able to further divide this list. Maybe I'll just let you decide for yourself.

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Atheism - a disbelief in the existence of deity; the doctrine that there is no deity.
Pantheism - a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe; the worship of all gods of different creeds, cults, or peoples indifferently.

Agnosticism
Buddhism
Buddhism- Ajivikas
Buddhism- Buddhavacana
Buddhism- Mahayana
Buddhism- Nichiren
Buddhism- Shin- a major Japanese Buddhist sect that emphasizes salvation by faith in exclusive worship of Amida Buddha, because of this, this group may get moved to a different location or cease to be Buddhist.
Buddhism- Theravada
Buddhism- Vajrayana
Buddhism- Zen
Buddhism- Zen- Rinzai
Buddhism- Zen- Soto
Confucianism
Moism- also spelled Mohism
Mohism- also spelled Moism, school of Chinese philosophy founded by Mo-tzu in the 5th century BC.
Naturalism
Skepticism
Taoism