[MrB]

What atheists try to deny is that their non-belief is an

ACTIVE

choice to not believe in God.

Since it is an active choice concerning the existance of the Deity, it is a THEOLOGY.

No, cabbages and babies are not atheists, as they have not made the ACTIVE CHOICE to disbelieve in God.

[Soliton]

What atheists try to deny is that their non-belief is an ACTIVE choice to not believe in God.

Maybe to some, but I just use the scientific method. Doing so means that you accept that nothing exists without scientific evidence for its existence. Most nonbelievers are like me. For them, atheism isn't a religion, it is the absence of a religion and a rejection of the supernatural for lack of evidence. It's not a choice at all. I CAN'T believe without evidence.

[wintertime]

All sentient beings have a religious worldview. For some it is God-centered, for others it is god-less. Both reflect a religious point of view and will guide all decisions made in life.

It is for this reason that I often state that education can never be religiously neutral.