Atheism is a religion.

K then. I'm reverend ScorpionTroll of the Church of what's heppening now.

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Not according to the definition of the word.

Not according to the definition of the word.

lundy86_4

Please put some effort next time.

Atheists don't have a belief in god.

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Not according to the definition of the word.

Jebus213

Where is your definition from?

Being an atheist is not believing in a deity. It would be a stretch to denote that the "belief" constitutes a form of religion. It's reaching.

Atheism is a religion. Any teaching that deals with us after death is a religion. Sorry to burst your bubble, but atheist you are a member of a religion. They run the groups with the same setup as a church, members, contributions, leaders, and the spreading of their doctrines (teachings) and just like a church, their are several different groups with different teachings.Jebus213

That's just like... your "opinion" man.

Atheists don't have a religion.

Aljosa23

meh, you can do better.

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Atheists don't have a religion.

NiKva

Cool......Lets congregate and um.....not worship.......

It does take faith to be an atheist, I wouldn't call it a religion nesseccarily, but there are many atheists who treat their atheism like it is a religion. In fact some of them are quite pushy about it like some religious people are.

The fact that there is even an atheism union on here shows that people treat it like a religion. It is just like a religous group, they think that their way is special and that being an atheist gives them special features.

For example many of them claim that being an atheist makes them free thinkers and more intelligent. Not much different from some religious people who claim the same, or claim they are the only real saved people and moraly righteous.

This however is OT so you won't see very many people agree with us.

It does take faith to be an atheist, I wouldn't call it a religion nesseccarily, but there are many atheists who treat their atheism like it is a religion. In fact some of them are quite pushy about it like some religious people are.

The fact that there is even an atheism union on here shows that people treat it like a religion. It is just like a religous group, they think that their way is special and that being an atheist gives them special features.

For example many of them claim that being an atheist makes them free thinkers and more intelligent. Not much different from some religious people who claim the same, or claim they are the only real saved people and moraly righteous.

This however is OT so you won't see very many people agree with us.

ShadowMoses900

Does your religion just make up new definition of words?

I can tell you one thing, these atheist groups are just as annoying and obnoxious as these religious groups.thebest31406

This argument has devolved into TC arbitrarily defining somebody as Jesus.

Atheism is not a religion, it is merely the lack of belief in deities. However, atheism can be compatible with some religions. Buddhism for instance is atheistic in the sense that there is no creator god that rules the universe.

TC is in a way correct, atheists are a group of people with their beliefs, religious people are a group of people with their beliefs. People have different definitions of the the word religion, however the definition of the word is not important, what is important is the fact that Atheism is a belief system which requires a leap of faith ( please dont get hung up on the word faith either ) just like any religion.

TC is in a way correct, atheists are a group of people with their beliefs, religious people are a group of people with their beliefs. People have different definitions of the the word religion, however the definition of the word is not important, what is important is the fact that Atheism is a belief system which requires a leap of faith ( please dont get hung up on the word faith either ) just like any religion.

Mike-uk

It doesn't require faith. Atheists merely say that the evidence for god is lacking. It's no more of a leap of faith for an atheist to say they don't believe in god than for me to say I don't believe in unicorns.

[QUOTE="thebest31406"]I can tell you one thing, these atheist groups are just as annoying and obnoxious as these religious groups.SaudiFury

I don't give money in the name of Atheism, so no it isn't ;).

Well, that proves it. How wrong I was.

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Not according to the definition of the word.

Jebus213

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Not according to the definition of the word.

PernicioEnigma

Well I have heard fundamentalists claim evolution is a religion.

This is what I see. 2 sides of a belief arguing with eachother. No God vs A God. It's the same thing as Yahweh vs Zeus, Satan vs Hades, Budda vs Anubis. Eventhough there are huge differences when it comes to the argument of the beliefs, there is no such difference in the ways they both act against each other. Both yank each others hairs, shove, punch and kick at each other when both parties KNOW that there is no winner at the end of the argument. They love it though. They love to waste their time doing so. So let them, its not your problem to worry about. Swine will be swine. Let them fight for their food.

No, it's not.

That depends upon how you define religion. Atheism is not a religion in the classical sense. However, it at times expresses itself as a belief system. Atheism has no God or gods but often worships either humanity or the world itself. Atheism has no scripture as its authority but has human reason as its authority. mindstorm

You and I must have a very different definition of worship. I define worship as what I used to do when I was a believer such as pray to God and praise him. As an agnostic/atheist I certainly don't have that kind of attitude towards humanity or the world.

What're you gonna say next? That Judaism is a religion!?

Atheism is a religion. Any teaching that deals with us after death is a religion. Sorry to burst your bubble, but atheist you are a member of a religion. They run the groups with the same setup as a church, members, contributions, leaders, and the spreading of their doctrines (teachings) and just like a church, their are several different groups with different teachings.Jebus213

wait what - now people are saying the alphabet isn't a religion??? some loonies on this board hahaWolfattheDoor34

It's true. At the end of the semester last year, one of my neighbours threw one of her old chemistry textbooks in the trash.

So I lit her car on fire.

I can't tell if the TC is trolling or just stupid.

It does take faith to be an atheist

ShadowMoses900

No.

Poor trolling attempt is......rather poor actually

Religious people always like to redefine words to fit their narrative.

Just like they do with facts. Religion has a set definition, it's not up for your interpretation.

I thought this was common sense :?

I thought this was common sense :?

N30F3N1X

Atheism is a religion.Jebus213

Atheism is not a religion. Atheist beliefs have some very solid evidence behind them while religious beliefs have very little.

The saying is "if atheism is a religion then not playing baseball is a sport"

Atheism is not a religion because a religion has two components which must both be present. First: It is a formalized system of ritual and belief. Second: It is focussed on a supernatural being or beings.

Speaking to "formalized system of ritual and belief", atheists are not an organization, just a number of folks that have independently, through thought and study, come to the conclusion that there is no supernatural force in the universe and that there is no rational reason to invoke a supernatural force to the universe. There is no credo, ritual, instruction manual or anything in atheism. Therefore atheism is not a religion but is merely the absence of a religion.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_atheism_a_religion

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konvikt_17

i approve this post

[QUOTE="mindstorm"]That depends upon how you define religion. Atheism is not a religion in the classical sense. However, it at times expresses itself as a belief system. Atheism has no God or gods but often worships either humanity or the world itself. Atheism has no scripture as its authority but has human reason as its authority. white_wolf922

You and I must have a very different definition of worship. I define worship as what I used to do when I was a believer such as pray to God and praise him. As an agnostic/atheist I certainly don't have that kind of attitude towards humanity or the world.

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[QUOTE="mindstorm"]That depends upon how you define religion. Atheism is not a religion in the classical sense. However, it at times expresses itself as a belief system. Atheism has no God or gods but often worships either humanity or the world itself. Atheism has no scripture as its authority but has human reason as its authority. mindstorm

You and I must have a very different definition of worship. I define worship as what I used to do when I was a believer such as pray to God and praise him. As an agnostic/atheist I certainly don't have that kind of attitude towards humanity or the world.

That is much much too broad to be the definition of worship. That is in no way the common definiton of worship.