Budhism try to show that to be a religion you dont need to worship a higier power but to have some type of general union with a bunch of people who think the same way. Does this make them a religion? and if so, are atheist religious too?
2007-11-13 07:27:52 · 15 answers · asked by geeks_gadgets 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Buddhism can be a religion, or a philosophy. (Depends on the type of Buddhism and the follower.)
Atheism isn't a religion. There are no practices nor any kind of rites or rituals. Not even any strongly held beliefs, as all that atheism means is lack of belief in deities.
2007-11-13 07:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Buddhism isn't a religion. It's a philosophy created by the Buddha. According to your logic, anyone in a club, group, or organization is considered to be religious. That's way too broad.
2007-11-13 15:34:04 · answer #2 · answered by Alex H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddhists have beliefs and tenets and books and scriptures, and rituals and a whole bunch of detailed rules governing behavior and dress, diet, etc etc.
Atheists just do not believe in god(s).
I think most people can see the difference.
The ring around has the right idea, we have very little in common aside from the knowledge that god is imaginary.
2007-11-13 15:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, most forms of Buddhism are philosophy, not religion. But there are a couple of sects that deify Buddha (treat him as a god) so we call ourselves a religion to avoid excluding them :)
2007-11-13 15:41:36 · answer #4 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.Atheism is the religion of Secular Humanism.It is more than a philosophy or there wouldn't be any atheists debating organized religion.
2007-11-13 15:32:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
It's a philosophy, but Buddhists are so cool, they'll accept religion as a description, also.
2007-11-13 15:30:02 · answer #6 · answered by S K 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Neither Buddhism nor Atheism are religions.
Philosophy...
2007-11-13 15:31:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that logic would qualify my old company as a religion as well.
2007-11-13 15:30:46 · answer #8 · answered by Professor Farnsworth 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Where there are people, there is religion.
2007-11-13 15:41:55 · answer #9 · answered by Averell A 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Atheists don't all think the same way, not even close. Most of us can't even stand each other.
2007-11-13 15:30:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 1⤋