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Originally Posted by photon
Ah but welcome to Atheism+! 
I like Carrier but if a group of people want to start a new group with specific philosophies, using the word Atheism in it just makes it annoying. |
That's very similar to what it is like to be a Christian nowadays. If someone says they are Christian, it is only barely indicative of what they believe. A lot of Atheists (most?) believe something similar to what you state, but that isn't the end of the story anymore. As the atheist worldview "matures", you'll find it gets less clear and more confusing. To the point where outsiders see what some who self-identify as atheists are doing, and then call it a religion.
The people Itse are talking about, yeah, not so much a religion. The people you pointed out, well, if it smells like a pig, and it sounds like a pig, and it looks like a pig...