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Quote by: DTB123  And what would that prove if I did give you a definition of religion? All you would do is to come up with an opposing definition. My comment re the religious cult of atheism was really parenthetical to the subject at hand; referring to the tone of certain replies. If you are an atheist; you too have had a religion chosen for you; or you used it to replace the religion you used to have. Your atheism was taught to you by others, the same as is being said about Christians, and why they grow up Christian.
One definition of faith from the Word Web Dictionary is as follows:
"Loyalty or allegiance to a cause" perfectly describes Atheism, for it really takes a lot of faith to be one. Your faith is your religion.
Take the word religion as described at Wikepdia:
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. You follow your convictions religiously here on this board and prove me right with every post you make. |
Atheism has nothing to do with loyalty or allegiance to a cause. It's the non-belief in deities. What atheists do is irrelevant. Christianity, by it's definition, is a religion, according to your definition of religion because loyalty is in the definition of Christianity.
You've also must have spent quite some time finding the perfect definition online to try to fit atheism in there.. even so, you still failed.