Why was David Hume considered an atheist?

David Hume's various writings concerning problems of religion are among the most important and influential contributions on this topic. In these ..... It is, evidently, Hume's considered view that in respect of our idea of God we lack the relevant impressions that can serve as the origin of this idea. read more

David Hume was indeed an atheist. He was frequently called “the honest atheist” by his opponents because of the high standard of ethics he articulated, defended and lived by. One would consider him an atheist because he rejected the existence of God. read more

If there are two forms of agnosticism, then there are also two kinds of atheism. One is the definite belief that God certainly does not exist. In this sense, neither Hume nor Russell were atheists. But as Russell pointed out, there is another sense of atheist, in which belief in God plays no role and is not entertained as a credible hypothesis. read more

David Hume was the second of two sons born to Joseph Home of Ninewells, an advocate, and his wife The Hon. Katherine (née Falconer), daughter of Sir David Falconer. He was born on 26 April 1711 in a tenement on the north side of the Lawnmarket in Edinburgh. read more