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How many people who self-identify as atheists would also admit to a belief in "some sort of spirit or life force?" They may not be go-to-church-every-Sunday believers, but it's still a long shot from atheism by any reasonable definition of the term.
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How so? Atheism is a statement of disbelief, specifically in the existence of gods. It does not state or infer what an atheist does believe. An atheist can be a "new-ager", think crystals have a life force, that we're the spawn of aliens... There's no dogma for atheists to follow that dictates what they will believe.