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Originally Posted by purplemask
Here is his response after I asked how atheism could be considered a religion.
" Atheism is a religion just as "dark" describes a state of light and "cold" describes a state of heat. Both of those terms describe an absence. The belief in the absence of God is itself, by definition, a belief system. And those who hold these beliefs and reject all others lead us to the religious indoctrination our students endure today, with the full blessing of government. (Especially in state colleges.) Atheism is not the lack of belief in a deity. It's the belief that there is no deity. Those are two fundamentally different concepts."
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His argument is poorly stated as he's being tautological, although since this is an excerpt, perhaps he stated it more clearly elsewhere. In effect, his argument seems to be the same as dr2005's, only he briefly derails by commenting atheism leads to indoctrination under full government support. That is a separate argument he is juggling into this, I'm not sure why as it isn't relevant to your question.