(March 23, 2012 at 3:19 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: I think that's why they also claim that it takes more faith to be an atheist than a Christian.
I actually think this is right. Christians for the most part exhibit no faith whatsoever. Instead, they have absolute certainty that the bible is the literal word of God and that God will act exactly in the manner spelled out by the bible.
By comparison atheists have faith that natural explanations exist and can be found. We have faith that life can be good and meaningful without the help of any helper genie and without the promise of an after life.
But atheism is no religion. Hell, there isn't even a secret handshake so far as I've been able to find out.