Do you consider atheism a religion? [Spirituality & Religion]
I was looking at this graph, and I was surprised to see atheism listed on the side. This graph represents the "educational attainment of U.S. religious groups." This post isn't about that specifically, although you're more than welcome to address it if you so wish. It is, however, an example of how atheism is often considered a religion. What are your thoughts?
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as to 1: atheists are convinced there is no God, but they cant prove it therfore its a belief
as 2: I have no opinion whether there is a god or deity or ten deities or numerous .. therefore I'm impartial to the topic and I'm happy to leave everyone to believe what they feel most comfortable with... my position is that God or any god (male, female or otherwise) for that matter exists for those who believe in them... thus a secular agnostic
@Tracos The burden of proof isn't on the person who doesn't believe. Why the hell would it be? Not believing in something is not a belief. How hard can this possibly be?
@ThumbsUp I dont agree... in a scientific approach you need to prove any statement. I reckon the same applies in a philosophical debate. if something has not been proven is a theory or a theorem. valid for practical purposes, but nevertheless based on the faith that the statement holds true.
