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Originally Posted by killshot
Atheism is not a religion. In fact, that's all it is. A lack of religion. That's the definition no matter how you look at it. There are some philosophies that are often associated with atheism such as skepticism, existentialism, and sometimes nihilism, but all that is required to be an atheist is the lack of belief in gods.
To paraphrase Bill Maher, atheism is to religion as abstinence is to sex.
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In all honesty, I have to accept with the above; though some people like Hawkins like to consider themselves leaders of some great atheist movement, in truth there is no organisation, leaders or rules...etc, just a simply, good old fashioned lack of belief.