If Atheism is a Religion, What Isn’t?  I got asked the question
a few weeks ago.  You know the question, right?  “Isn’t atheism
just another form of religion?”  I gave the flippant answer
right away: atheism is a religion in the same way that not
collecting stamps is a hobby.  Atheism is the absence of
religion.  I have no deity guiding what I do.  “Yeah, but isn’t
science your religion?”  No.  Because if new research shows
conclusively that the prevailing scientific paradigm is wrong,
I’ll change my view.  If the existence of ghosts could actually
be proven, I’d totally believe in ghosts.  If I believe in the
Abrahamic god and someone presents me with proof that what I
believe is wrong, I would most likely ignore it or come up with
an explanation for the dichotomy without providing proof to back
up my claim.  Why are there dinosaur bones in rock strata dating
to millions of years before the creationists claim god created
the Earth?  Because the devil put them there!  See how easy that
was? I didn’t have to p