Apatheism

Apatheists may feel that even if there were gods/deities and the existence and legitimacy of them were proven, it would not make a difference to them for one reason or another; therefore, which one(s), if any, are real does not matter and any discussion about it is meaningless. This approach is similar to that of practical atheism.

An apatheist may not have any interest in the god debate simply for lack of interest in the topic.[6] Apatheism, a portmanteau of apathy and atheism, in dialog in the public domain popularly represents a general apathy towards theism, though the two words seem (literally) more towards a general apathy towards atheism. This possibly confounds refined usage of apathy, with regard to theism and atheism, and assumes too broad a spectrum for an individual to place himself. Perhaps a more apt coining of the word is needed. This might be aptheist. It dismisses atheism from the inquiry and leaves us with apathy and theism, which I believe is the more fundamental inquiry. Regarding the latter, there was a time in human history that predated inquiry into the topic. Humanity developed and expounded upon the topic taking it to its current presence in daily life but that was much later. Thinking in terms of pre-theistic mankind, that would be how aptheism begs to be defined. In this context man has come full circle from the time when theism did not exist, through inception and development, to its dismissal altogether where no thought is given to it. The argument can be lodged that man is aware of theism but chooses to dismiss it but that's not aptheism. It is wholly a stance unconcerned about the topic; a developed unawareness if you will, that naturally develops in an individual who devolves and dismisses the topic altogether without thought of malice towards it. It is a difficult grasp, perhaps, but an apt ascription nonetheless.

This apatheistic argument states that morals do not come from God and that if a god exists, there would be no changes with regards to morality; therefore, a god's existence or non-existence is irrelevant.

A view related to apatheism, apathetic agnosticism claims that no amount of debate can prove or disprove the existence of one or more deities, and if one or more deities exist, they do not appear to be concerned about the fate of humans; therefore, their existence has little to no impact on personal human affairs and should be of little interest.[7][8]

The view that one should live their life with disregard towards a god or gods. Practical atheism does not see the god questions as irrelevant, in contrast to apatheism.[9][10] Thus: "practical atheism is disregard for the answers to [God questions], not a disregard for [God questions] per se. Unlike atheism proper, the practical atheist acts as if God does not exist and has no authority over his life despite his belief in God. Hence, practical atheism and not actual atheism." [11]