"It is curious how lately christians have been telling me that being an aethiest ( which I am ) , is a religion . The above post is a good example of this misunderstanding . First - the lack of a religion is NOT a religion . Second , I 'll simply disagree with your statement . Observation , reasoning , and deduction is exactly what leads me to understand that there is no god , and that religion is merely an attempt to explain what we have not yet been able to reason out . As our knowledge increases , our need for a god decreases , and we can begin to see through the emotional fog of religion that keeps us in ignorance ."
"Well , the type of atheism you are talking about here requires faith . If you say `` I know there is no god , `` this statement requires faith . You have not observed anything that would lead you to reason or deduce that there must not be a god . The presence of religion has nothing to do with this faith and it 's not a religion , just a gross assumption with no `` proof. ``"
"It is curious how lately christians have been telling me that being an aethiest ( which I am ) , is a religion . Observation , reasoning , and deduction there is no god"
"Well , the type of atheism you are talking about here requires faith . If you say `` I know there is no god , `` this statement requires faith . You have not observed anything that would lead you to reason or deduce that there must not be a god ."