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Sounds like there could definitely be a fit with Atheism here; although they claim to not believe in a divine power; their shared and personal convictions do constitute a faith, and a religion.
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I don't know why theists constantly try the, "Atheism is a religion," approach, as though the idea of a worldivew that is not a religion is inconceivable. You seriously need to study a bit more before you start asserting such obvious nonsense.
Atheism is not based on faith, but on historical, logical, psychological, and scientific criticisms of biblical text and associations.
And once again, atheism isn't even a worldview, let alone a relgion! It is a philosophical viewpoint, no different nominalism, conceptualism, foundationalism, anti-foundationalism, functionalism, physicalism, dualism, etc... the term may have humanistic connatations, but it lacks properties necessary for it to be considered a life stance.
Usually, people called atheists would better be known as humanists.
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You follow your convictions religiously here on this board and prove me right with every post you make.
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Confidence does not equal religion, it is just a human expression.
Atheism can't be a religion because its adherents acknowledge there exists a condition whereby it could be wrong (aka, evidence for the existence of God is discovered). Religion acknowledges no such conditions -- it is true no matter what, evidence or not.
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You, like so many atheists assume the bible MUST be taken literally and then religion debunked on that sole basis.
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More like, "People took this seriously for thousands of years, but now that it looks like they are going to be debunked, they do a 180, and that only after they fought against such science-minded interpretations to the death?" The whole history of the religion is packed to the brim with ridiculous antics like this that make it difficult to take seriously. I think it is very silly and stupid, and an obvious ploy of people who will stop at nothing to safeguard their worldview.
Anyway, allegorical interpretations of the Bible are also susceptible to criticism, although the religious hoped they wouldn't be when they decided to go all "hidden meaning in a story, not history" on everyone.