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And "zero" is a number; and "silence" is a musical chord; and "transparent" is a colour.
-3ChristianKl
It very much depends on what you consider a religion to be about. When Richard Dawkins preaches militant atheism that does have attributes of religion.
People draw self identity from feeling themselves as part of that movement. They consider it to be important to advance the movement. That's more than just lacking a certain belief.
It happens more often in the US where religion is a thing, then in Europe where there often a default of not believing in God.
Another month, another rationality quotes thread. The rules are: