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by mexicanfighter on December 14th, 2005

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Is atheism a religion?

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  • by Greg Griffin on July 24th, 2007

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    I define Atheism as:

    "I have no belief in the existence of God(s)"

    Which is completely different to

    "I have a belief in the non-existence of God"

    I would class the second position as a religious one but not the first definition, which I think most atheists would agree is the one that describes them best. You can never prove God does not exist but the claim arises from the theist position in first place the burden of proof lies with the theist. The flying spagetti monster argument holds true: you don't have to prove he doesn't exist; I have to prove he does exist.

    Religions require some level of faith, atheism as defined above requires none whatsoever.

    Therefore atheism is not a religion but the absense of religion.

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    • just my words, only much better expressed

      GreenFreak

      by GreenFreak on June 19th, 2008

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