Is atheism a religion? I was talking to a guy on here who seems to have fled following a claim he made. [Spirituality & Religion]

He seemed to be saying that because atheism is a response to theism/religion, that it is itself a religion.
This is obviously wrong but i was wondering if anyone has more...credible reasons why atheism should be considered a religion.

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ViciDraco · 36-40, M

Atheism is a position on one statement. It is not its own religion and does not preclude membership in a non-theistic religions.

The only thing Atheist defines is a lack of Theism (Belief in one or more god). It is indeed possibly for an Atheist to have a religion. Examples include some branches of Buddhism, Satanism (LaVeyan Satanism is atheistic yet still supernaturalist, and The Satanic Temple is atheistic with a skeptical/logical bent), as well as Confucianism and Taoism.