DNA Proves Existence of a Designer

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  There are many other ways to get said protections and exemptions. 

Yes but that the way it happened and it's still not religion 

 This is just my conjecture, but I would suggest it's a competing view point. 

Then said conjecture is false atheism is not a competing viewpoint it's the rejection of a viewpoint 

 With the definition, I think 1.1 and 1.2 would be most applicable, 

That definition is false 

1.1 in a lesser amount of cases where people participate with uncertainty, but still practice. 

You can practice or participate in atheism 

 Even in third world countries where they assert values to things, even in nature, and worship them.  That's the thing with religions, there are more out there than we can logically count, and each has it's own versions.  That's why it's easy and sometimes necessary to lump things together.  If not we would have to make a bazillion different versions of the same laws to accommodate everybody.

None of this has anything to do with atheism

Right, and your view of atheism is inconsistent to that of the Chinese, who as a population have been practicing atheism for thousands of years.  I suppose their version is fake and yours is the real one?  If not, why is your version superior?