in atheism, there are no rites, no gods, no tenets you have to affirm. I take issue with calling atheism a "belief system" but can understand why someone would think it is one, or even a philosophy. But it's ridiculous to call it a religion. Are some atheists so zealous and militant and preachy about their atheism that it seems dogmatic and religion-like for them? Yes, but the mere fact that someone says, "I don't believe any god exists" can hardly be construed as saying that person's atheism is a religion.
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Date: 2005-10-07 05:57 pm (UTC)