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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. Though some atheists may appear to be zealous or dogmatic in their assertions in a way that can mirror religiosity, I don't think it's a religious faith as it's a philosophical system distinguished by a lack of faith. Of course there could be atheist sects out there that are cult-like or have religious aspects, but this doesn't apply to the general category of atheism.[/quote]

[b][b]Atheism is the antithesis of religion; it is the lack of religion - not being religious.[/b][/b]  Some atheists (like some religious people) are openly and in some cases loudly non-religious.  Others (like some religious people) are quietly non-religious and may not even think of themselves in terms of religious belief or non-belief.  Not holding supernatural beliefs and not practicing a religion is simply a natural state for them.[/quote]

No, atheism isn't a lack of religion. It is, by its definition, a lack of faith in a god. One can have religion without faith in a deity; and one can have faith in a deity without religion or religiosity. Atheism alone does not qualify as a religion, but it does not exclude atheists from being religious or joining a religion. Plenty of atheists in unitarian universalism, for example. [/quote]

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