"atheological" meaning in English

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        "Opposed to theology."
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          "ref": "1642, Richard Montagu, Acts and Monuments of the Church:",
          "text": "Fosterer of many Atheologicall Fancies",
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          "ref": "1985 October, Philip L. Quinn, “In Search of the Foundations of Theism”, in Faith and Philosophy, volume 2, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, page 481:",
          "text": "After all, nontrivial atheological reasons, ranging from various problems of evil to naturalist theories according to which theistic belief is illusory or merely projective, are a pervasive, if not obtrusive, component of the rational portion of our intellectual heritage.",
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          "ref": "1991, Quentin Smith, “An Atheological Argument from Evil Natural Laws”, in International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, volume 29, number 3, page 159:",
          "text": "If I held a certain epistemological theory about \"basic beliefs\", I might conclude from this experience that my intuition that there is no God co-existing with this horror was a \"basic belief\" and thus that I am epistemically entitled to be an atheist without needing to justify this intuition. But I do not hold such an epistemological theory and believe that intuitive atheological beliefs, such as the one I experienced (and the corresponding intuitive theological beliefs, such as that God is providentially watching over this gruesome event) require justification if they are to be epistemically warranted.",
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