[quote=Protagonist]
As for Atheism not being a religion: I'm going to argue that is.I have heard that "Not collecting cards isn't a hobby", but not collecting stamps is simply stating the hobby you /don't/ have. Atheism is to religion what 'sitting around doing nothing' is to hobbies, or what 0 is to numbers.Also, it's not like Atheists don't believe anything. To be an Atheist you have to consciously believe that deities don't exist.
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Religion is worship of set beliefs or gods. Atheism is the absence of a religion. The very nature of atheism is that it is not a Religion.To call it one is not understanding what atheism is.

Plus its not belief there is no god. It is the lack of a belief in a god.