Atheism is the non-belief in god(s). Atheists are those who have no belief in god(s). All humans (and animals, and everything else) are atheist
until they first learn about, and then, choose to believe in, god(s).
We're all born atheist, just as we are born apolitical. Atheism isn't,
therefore, "a religion" and nor should it be capitalized, any more than
"monotheist" or "polytheist" should be. In the English-speaking world,
many people's definition of religion is biased towards monotheism1,2
and so many people mistakenly think that "not believing in god" makes a
person non-religious, and therefore, that anyone who is an atheist is
non-religious. That's not true - there are some atheist religions, like Buddhism, and "atheist" means only no belief in god(s) and does not mean "not religious in general". Atheism is not the opposite to religion, it is only the opposite to theism.Atheism is the non-belief in god(s). Atheists are those who have no belief in god(s). All humans (and animals, and everything else) are atheist
until they first learn about, and then, choose to believe in, god(s).
We're all born atheist, just as we are born apolitical. Atheism isn't,
therefore, "a religion" and nor should it be capitalized, any more than
"monotheist" or "polytheist" should be. In the English-speaking world,
many people's definition of religion is biased towards monotheism1,2
and so many people mistakenly think that "not believing in god" makes a
person non-religious, and therefore, that anyone who is an atheist is
non-religious. That's not true - there are some atheist religions, like Buddhism, and "atheist" means only no belief in god(s) and does not mean "not religious in general". Atheism is not the opposite to religion, it is only the opposite to theism.
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