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Quote by: Morality Games  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. |
History has had enough humanist religious figures that the term doesn't fit well with atheist. A humanist is concerned with worldly views and is not required to lack belief. There have been humanist popes, who in addition to expanding the power of the church meddled in political affairs and wars.
Humanitarianism is also a religion at least in the US where its "clergy" are able to claim the tax status enjoyed by other religions.