I'm not sure why atheism keeps getting called a religion, it's not. I'm open minded enough that if someone could show me proof that there was a god I would admit I was wrong. So far in this thread nothing that has been mentioned gives any peoof whatsoever. In another hundred years or so more religions will disappear and be known as myths as they should be. Unfortunately for now most people of religion can not and will not accept that whatever particular religion they believe in is wrong and theres no amount of proof that can be shown which will convince them other wise.
Even still I don't mind religion, as long as your not cutting off other people's heads and such. If believing in the tooth fairy gives you comfort then who am I to get in the way. I suppose religion is there to try and comfort the fearful that everything will be ok(as long as you do whatever some guy a few thousand years ago thought was right at the time).
maybe it has something to do with the possibility that the religious arent able to comprehend the idea of the lack of a religious belief or set of tenants. it sounds a tad pretentious, but its not out of the question. religion, i would assume, is a pretty big part of a religious individual's life, and they may project that same view onto others, and see the lack of religion, which is both important and makes up a large part of their 'identity', so to speak, as something that is either wrong or impossible.
Because atheists are people without religion... They don't necessarily hate it, they just don't care about it.
Atheism, the religion of non-religion. At least Buddhists recognize that their atheistic religion is a religion.
Your ignorance is disturbing in this thread.
Atheism is NOT a religion.
Buddhists are NOT religious. Buddhism is a PHILOSOPHY, and Buddhist practices & beliefs vary widely around the world.
Amazing how some of you Bible Thumpers are also experts on things you never practised.
I'm sure you must miss the days of the Crusades & Inquisitions, the way you try to impose your narrow views in an open discussion.
tenants, ideologies, philosiphies, and religion might all be the same thing to an overly religious person, its just a set of ideas or teachings to live your life for the most part.
