Is atheism foolish?

[MarcusA]

No.

Atheism is a realization that gods are man-made ideas and can be traced back to the cultures who invented them, to the approximate century they were invented in, and how long it took for the newly invented myths to reach California. This realization is at the root of all Atheist thought and is also the same realization that theists use to dismiss other gods in other cultures that they do not believe in.

Among the most common misconceptions is the idea that Atheism is just another form of religious belief. This is not true. A religious belief is an assumption that a myth is real. Atheism is a realization that myths are cultural ideas that vary by Time, Geography and Circumstance.

Negatron.  Atheism doesn't have anything to do with religion...and most atheists are, in fact, religious.  It's a testament to how narrowly and how foolishly abrahamism has described religion that atheists in abrahamic societies often express this sentiment.  Bluntly, it's us aping our silly oppressor.

I used to end up on the other end of this one alot, myself.  With some nutbar theists saying that -because- I'm an atheist, I must be religious.  Well.  No.  Because I'm an atheist, a smaller section of religious thinking will appeal to me.  If those other things appeal to me then those things are why I'm religious, insomuch as I am (hypothetically or actually), nothing to do with not believing in gods.

Jesus appeals to me like a hole in the head.