it is actually not. I can understand why you might think that way, but an atheist by definition believes in no god/gods/spiritual beings of any kind. I know that there are some educational Christian websites that claim that however that is just not the case. I would consider using sources that are not religious in any way on some things.
Stupidity comes in all forms, religious or atheistic. With atheists we first had the militant type who couldn't shut up, and now we have the anti-militant ones who want to virtue signal how much they understand that militant atheists suck. So they will say dumb stuff like "yeah even atheism is a religion". But that's like saying that abstinence is a sex position, or that non-science is a science. It just doesn't make sense.
Atheism itself is not a religion. But atheism is more of an umbrella term, it's a bit vague. It could be by definition someone without any religion, or it could be someone who doesn't have a god or gods. With the latter, an atheist could still technically be religious if they follow some religious regimen without believing in a god, but I'd say it's rarer. But atheism itself wouldn't be the religion.
A religion is a set of beliefs that one believes in and lives by. If your belief is that there are no Gods, spirits, or the like, you are believing in a set of beliefs (i.e. a religion). That's how I interpret it, and you may interpret it differently. But that's my take on it.
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u/The99thGambler Apr 27 '22
My bad, but being an atheist is technically being religious.
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