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"If atheism is a religion, then not collecting stamps is a hobby, and baldness is a hair color."

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Date: 2006-05-29 03:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rimrunner.livejournal.com
I'm not sure you can call atheism a way of life, though. Personally I make a distinction between having a belief and engaging in a set of practices, rituals, or observances based on that belief. Then there's the purpose of a practice: just because I meditate doesn't make me a Buddhist. Conversely, you'll find a huge range of beliefs among the Wicca, but you aren't one of them unless you engage in specifically Wiccan practices.

Sure, I've met some atheists who seem to approach what they believe in a religious way, but I don't think that's my problem.

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