To: JohnnyM
No atheism is not a religion. Religions all aim to connect man to the Gods or God. Look at the meaning of the word and the etymology.
To: justshutupandtakeit
"Religions all aim to connect man to the Gods or God".
Thats right and atheist see themselves as god.
JM
8 posted on
03/21/2002 10:12:45 AM PST by
JohnnyM
To: justshutupandtakeit
Under your definition, Buddhism is not a religion. But here in my Merriam/Webster 9th New Collegiate has here in definition #4: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
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