Atheism a religion? (was Roswell Crash vs. Gospels)

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>> RON

>> You are quite right! I stand corrected. Atheism, according to the true

>> meaning of the word is in fact a religion. Let me rephrase that: Now we

>> are discussing, not whether God exists, but which god is the true God.

>

>MICHAEL

>    I think not.

>

>    The Encyclopedia of Philosophy, in its article on Religion, lists some

>characteristics of religions. The more markers that are present in a belief

>system, the more "religious like" it is. Read the list and see how "atheism"

>fares :


*snip*

RON
 Your encyclopedia is too small! The American Heritage Dictionary also 
defines religion as, "Any objective attended to or pursued with zeal or 
conscientious devotion". That sounds like you guys to me. Your zeal is 
quite amazing! But actually I was referring to the original meaning 
derived from the Latin "religio", from religaire, to bind back. Your 
religion is the binding force in your life. In your case your religion 
would be atheism. 

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