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Originally Posted by vektor
The whole atheism is a religion thing is a giant misunderstanding. Neither theism nor atheism are are religions. One can be theistic without belonging to any religion, one can believe in Jesus and Mohammad as spiritual deities, follow their touchings yet maintain affiliations to no religion. I think this thread is 10 people all agreeing about the same thing though.
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Quoted because it should be said again . . .
The lack of absolute language is probably the most difficult part of discussing religion. It all basically just boils down to a bunch of murky words and concepts thrown about with people agreeing without knowing it, or disagreeing about something without knowing they are entirely separate things. The importance of correct terminology when it comes to religion can not be overstated.
In turn, this makes the question "Do you believe in God?" one of the worst questions someone can possibly ask. What does it mean? Only God knows! Really. Without defining God, it can basically mean anything and everything.