JDzBrain
Active Member
Actually Avatar, although I agree with almost everything you've said up to now, as a card carrying atheist, I do have to take exception to this statement.Athiesm is a religion, whether you admit it or not.
While atheism IS a belief, it is NOT a belief SYSTEM. And religions are belief SYSTEMS that are intended as an explanation for the life, the universe and everything. ;~)
Being an atheist doesn't try to explain anything other than they don't believe in a divinity. They can believe in everything from science to Shinto or WHATEVER to explain the existence and order of the universe. THOSE...are religions, as much as the dogmatic among us would try to deny it!
So while I'll give you it IS a belief and can be PART of a belief system, it is NOT a belief system by it's self and therefore not a religion.
As a matter of fact, MOST of the Atheist I know are actually more agnostic about EVERYTHING! LOL
And yes...I am just happy as hell to have this as a religious nation. It is the ONLY thing that keeps our rights DIVINE and out of the reach of man!