If you can think of it from a dogmatic perspective, it IS religion to you. be it secular humanism, or athiesm.
can people stop misusing the word atheism?
you can't think of atheism from any perspective because it is a LACK of belief.
picture a belief in a god, then remove that belief, THAT'S ATHEISM.
you're an atheist even if you've never heard of the idea of gods so long as you lack the belief in them.
being an atheist does not mean you think ANYTHING. all it means is you DON'T believe in a god. rocks are atheist, my cat is atheist, etc etc
being against theism is NOT an atheist position, it is an anti-theist position
likewise believing there is no god is NOT an atheist position, even though a large chunk of atheists believe it.
just like amoral means neither moral or immoral, atheist means neither theist or anti theist.
that little A at the start of atheism means something. theres theism, and theres A-theism,
it means lack of theismhow many times do I have to say this?