mycorrhiza
Well-Known Member
Atheism is a religion the same way as Off is a TV-channel.
If you are atheistic you do not believe in a religion. You can still get a lot of meaning out of the philosophy that is behind the religion, but the religion itself is about supernatural beings and events, specifically God or Gods, and an atheist does not believe that God or Gods exist.
Atheists don't believe in God, and that's the only thing you can tell about someone who calls themselves an atheist. You can still believe in all kinds of supernatural beings and concepts. Besides, religion doesn't necessarily include anything supernatural. I call myself religious, because that's how I would classify my attitude towards and relationship with the Universe. I don't believe in anything supernatural, but I'm still religious.