Well, honestly, I was just saying that so people didn’t attack me, but since that didn’t work,I’ll just come out with it: I said the original thing because I believe it.
Have you figured out yet that if you spout nonsense and lies in here, you will be challenged?
You believe atheism is a religion? Please explain why.
FYI, if I print out a biblical quote on my printer, is my printer religious?
Then you are so off base as to not even look foolish. You lie, excuse then double down on your original reckless, erroneous statement? Sheesh.
Done with you champ. Me an Captain Cat are off for a bacon sandwich.
Oh…look up what a religion is. There are definitions. Hint: Atheism does NOT fit.
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Old man … Drew is only interested in studies. Word definitions and actual meaning has no room in it’s world. If Drew says “atheism” is a religion, it’s a religion. If Drew says murder is taking a life of the same species 
… it must be so!!! The cognitive dissonance is strong with this one.
Now I’m off to my non-stamp collector’s gathering where we share our love of not collecting stamps and must therefor be stamp collectors.
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I feel like we seen some of these questions on here alone lmao
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No, I was just afraid that you were going to attack me. You guys have already done it some to me, and you guys did it to mr.macabre.
No, I said it’s a religious BELIEF, considering that it’s about the existence of myths.
And yes, if a person said, “I don’t believe in unicorns,” then that would be a belief around mythology.
I like mr.macbre, and we are on good terms. In this forum, if one utters something we disagree with, they will be called out. mr.macabre has standards and positions we disagree on, but have you ever heard of Elon Musk? He is his own man and unafraid to be wrong or make mistakes. And just like Elon mr.macabre walks his own path, one he is unapologetic about. And I do respect him for that, he has good standards and stick to them. He doesn’t spout crap. He just expresses his positions.
Personally, I spend a lot of time in a chat where I speculate a lot. Yes, I have been off-base a lot, and had to eat crow.But I would rather not walk the safe path and be willing to accept being wrong and suffer the consequences.
Atheism can be defined as non-acceptance of the god claim. Full stop, nothing more, nothing less.
The null hypothesis is a default hypothesis that a quantity to be measured is zero (null). In other words, as applies to claims, nothing is accepted without good evidence or proof.
I am an atheist, so just how the heck am I religious in any way? In any way?
I did not say you specifically.
So, according to this logic, I can call you guys out for disagreeing with me? Do you know how ridiculous that sounds?
I said that it was a religious BELIEF, not that it made you religious. Do NOT put words in my mouth that weren’t there to begin with.
You stated:
If atheism is a religious belief and I am an atheist then please explain why I do not hold any religious beliefs.
That’s exactly my point.
If you don’t believe in God, then that is a belief surround a religious thing, is it not? Also, there are so many religious people in the world that NOT believing is a significant thing.
NO
My position is based on a LACK of belief.
Here we go.
Imagine a big gumball machine full of gumballs.My buddy states that there is an odd number of gumballs inside that machine. I state I do not agree with him.
Am I stating that I believe there is an even number of gumballs, or am I just withholding belief until proof is offered?
So that makes it a mythological belief to not believe in unicorns? 
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Or my favorite (from Penn Jillette I think): Atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby.
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Not exactly. A religion is a belief and a belief is an affirmation of a claim that holds a burden of proof. Atheism is a disbelief. When you de-convert to Atheism. You do not have a religion or believe in the existence of deities. Which I’m going to assume that you understand. But to further break that down to where you see it as an actual disbelief:
Theism, monotheism and polytheism, is the belief in deities and magic. So if you’re an Atheist and you compare those non beliefs to that of Theism, you believe in nothing. Meaning you don’t believe in the things on that check list that a Christian or a Hindu would believe in.
You don’t believe in magic, you don’t pray, you don’t go to a church or a temple, you don’t believe in the existence of one of more deities, you don’t worship one or more deities, you don’t drink cow piss to be blessed by Brahma, you don’t view mutations as a blessing from Vishnu, you’re not against pre-marital sex or poly relationships for monotheist reasons, you don’t believe that a deity (God) thinks homosexuals are abominations and deny that it’s hereditary, you don’t tithe or piss away your money on religious scams in the form of charity, you don’t think we’re cursed from birth to be sinners, you don’t do good things because you think a deity will give you points for it, you don’t believe we were created by one or more deity, so on and so forth. Religion is full of absurdities.
If you don’t believe in the things that I listed. Than it’s exactly that. You believe in “nothing” pertaining to Monotheism or Polytheism. It speaks for itself if you really think it over.
Did reading that help?
You really need to avoid such loose terms. Am I denying the existence of a god, or am I just withholding belief? Those are two distinct positions.
For someone who has gone to war on definitions, I find your loose language disconcerting.
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You don’t believe in Santa? Weird.
If you were raised as a JW, no wonder you became an atheist!
Spot on Buzzy old chap. Almost as bad (and as silly) as being reared a good catholic right?
Oh, wait, there are good catholics?
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While I agree that there are shallow, stupid questions in your list . . . I think some of them are actually very good questions that deserve thoughtful, civil answers.
I actually don’t have a problem with religion . . . I have a problem with the evil nastiness that’s done because of religion.
My biggest question that’s relevant to religion and atheism is as follows:
“Is it possible to separate religion from the nastiness that’s associated with it . . . yet still leave the religious principles intact?”
I’m sure that everyone here will give me an automatic “no,” but I’m not so sure.
Religion has stayed intact after accommodating hand washing by obstetricians and permitting lightning rods to be placed on church steeples, so maybe there’s hope . . . although–in all honesty–my hopes regarding this question dwindle more and more as I’ve gotten older and less idealistic and, perhaps, more cynical.