Materialism, theism and atheism are all religions.
Theism refers to a belief in one or many Gods. But materialism and atheism are not religions.
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#12Globally atheism is dying out. Not religion. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/11518702/Mapped-Wh...
One in five Americans were not born in America. Most of the host nations where these people come from are rather religious.
It would be good to see data about how religious future generations are, coming from these new host nations. My hunch is that as the older [European] stock is phased out of the population (low birth rates correlate with low religiosity) religious affiliation will rise in line with the global trend.
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#13Materialism, theism and atheism are all religions.
Atheism is a religion in the same way that not golfing is a sport.
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#14The world is finally moving to a post-theological era.
Less conflict around religion, and more social progress without it standing in the way.
That sounds pretty good to me.
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#16Materialism, theism and atheism are all religions.
Yeah no. Is 'bald' a hair color? Is 'abstinence' a sexual position? Is 'not collecting stamps' a hobby?
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#17Materialism, theism and atheism are all religions.
I think not.
Religion: The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. [1]
Atheism: Disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods. [2]
[1] https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/religion [2] https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/atheism
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#18Praise Allah.
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#20Materialism, theism and atheism are all religions.
They might be systems of belief. But they're not religions.