Is the first man a Socialist? Yes. But is the second man really a Capitalist if he believes exactly what the first man does? No, of course not. Both men are Socialists, one is simply incorrectly defining himself as a Capitalist.

Well then, let’s take the example of two other men: one says he is an Atheist, and believes the bible is "magnificent literature" and contains good moral teaching, but being a man of reason he does not believe in the miracles or the incarnation, or the resurrection. Then there is another man who says he is a Christian and believes the bible is "magnificent literature" and contains good moral teaching, but being a man of reason he does not believe in the miracles or the incarnation, or the resurrection. Is the first man an Atheist? Yes. But is the second man who believes the same things really a Christian? No. As in the first example, both men are actually the same thing, in this case, Atheists, one man is simply incorrectly defining himself as a Christian.

It is the Christian Faith, not the Christian doubt and certainly not the Christian unbelief.

Sometimes Atheists understand this point better than Christians. For instance, in a long article in the British Magazine, The Spectator, political commentator and atheist Bruce Anderson makes exactly this point: