cause we don't actually have "faith" in anything mythological, well i don't at least. so does atheism qualify as a religion?
2007-08-30 19:50:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not an established religion, no; The term atheism originated as a pejorative epithet applied to any person or belief in conflict with established religion.
Atheism, as a philosophical view, is the position that either affirms the nonexistence of gods[1] or rejects theism.[2] When defined more broadly, atheism is the absence of belief in deities,[3] alternatively called nontheism.[4] Although atheists are commonly assumed to be irreligious, some religions have been characterized as atheistic because of their lack of belief in a personal god.
Many self-described atheists are skeptical of all supernatural beings and cite a lack of empirical evidence for the existence of deities. Others argue for atheism on philosophical, social or historical grounds. Although many self-described atheists tend toward secular philosophies such as humanism[5] and naturalism,[6] there is no one ideology or set of behaviors to which all atheists adhere.[7]
The term atheism originated as a pejorative epithet applied to any person or belief in conflict with established religion.[8] With the spread of freethought, scientific skepticism, and criticism of religion, the term began to gather a more specific meaning and was sometimes used as a self-description by atheists.
2007-08-30 19:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by zytlaly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
In the same way that 'asexual' doesn't count as a sexual position that the Kama Sutra somehow missed out...
2007-08-31 02:54:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion. this is the fourth definition of religion in yahoo reference........... so the answer is YES YES YES
2007-08-31 02:57:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No more than "I don't care about sports and never watch any on TV" is a favorite baseball team.
2007-08-31 02:53:38 · answer #4 · answered by Dreamstuff Entity 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No....it shouldn't...but people and some athiest sort make it a religion......which you would expect since athiesim isn't a religion..there is no unified structure to it.
2007-08-31 03:03:30 · answer #5 · answered by My name is not bruce 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
more like a philosophy than a religion.
2007-08-31 03:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by nuckfut25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was an absence of religion.
2007-08-31 02:54:22 · answer #7 · answered by ßαßε 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
not as the only criteria although there are atheistic religions
2007-08-31 04:22:08 · answer #8 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No just a way of life
2007-08-31 02:54:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
athiesm is a religon. They worship the idea of No God.
So do Idol (Superstar) worshipping.
2007-08-31 02:56:56 · answer #10 · answered by ST 12 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋