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65. I've seen a lot of people who object when atheism is termed a 'religion'

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:09 PM

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or belief.

They have a point, I guess--it's not a system, it's a non-belief. So it's strange to think of it being offensive that it's no longer on a list of 'religions'.

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