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(also responding to a few posts after that one)
On the other hand, I've got a problem with Atheists who don't regard it as a belief system. Atheism is the belief that God does not exist. It may be impossible to prove that God exists, but it's equally impossible to prove that he doesn't. Claiming otherwise is arrogance.
I should clarify that statement by pointing out that I classify myself as a firm Atheist. It's going to take a long post to explain that in more detail, but it's late here and I'll leave it to tomorrow.
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I've actually got a couple of things to disagree with about this post, but not in a disliking way or anything.
Atheism isn't
really a belief system. It's a religious belief, yes. But it's just a single statement. "I don't believe in a god." It's not really a system if it's just a single solitary thing. Which means that (going by my definition of a religion, at least,) it isn't a religion. Merely an aspect of religions, in the same way Theism is.
Secondly... Well, shit, I thought I had three disagreements. Oh well.
This is just a semantics thing, but I believe you're thinking of Antitheism. The difference being that Antitheism is the active disbelief in a god (i.e.: "God does not exist,") whereas Atheism is merely the lack of belief (i.e.: "I don't believe in a god.")
It's only a slight difference, and the two terms are practically interchange-able, but still. Just my opinion on the matter.