This is an honest question, and not meant as snide or condescending.
Would you consider Atheism a religion?
Wikipedia says-
A religion is a set of beliefs and practices generally held by a human community, involving adherence to codified beliefs and rituals and study of ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology.
So let's review, a religion is a set of beliefs and practices, well you believe in evolution which is your personal atheistic community doctrine. It involves adherence to your personal codified beliefs in evolution, humanism, and sociology. You study cultural traditions of past atheists to develop further their doctrines. You also study the writings and history of Darwin and others who have come before you, much like prophets. You even have modern day prophets like Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins who proclaim from a pulpit.
So, I pose this question to all, not just atheists, is atheism a religion or not?
2007-04-03
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J.R.
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