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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Fangirlsarah1996 · 26-30, F

By definition it's the exact opposite of a religion.

Religion in and of itself is the belief in a god/gods/goddess(s) or some other divine force of either nature or spirit.

Atheism is the belief that none of those exist.

Simply believing in something does not make it a religion...if that were the case, Justin Beiber would technically be considered the head of his own personal religion, thankfully that is not the case.

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Fangirlsarah1996 · 26-30, F

@Celine It should be easy to understand...I mean, it's not like the definition has any really big words in it that the little people just can't get their heads around or anything.

There's religion, then there's atheism.