(July 10, 2013 at 2:58 am)fr0d0 Wrote: OK I found an interesting article. perhaps this warrants a new thread.
Some Varieties of Atheism:
William James: There is no atheism, as religion is defined to include any fundamental perspective on life.
a-theism : ‘Narrow’ atheism, involving only the rejection of monotheism.
atheism : ‘Broad’ rejection of the possible
existence of any and all divine (supernaturally
powerful) beings.
philosophynow.org/issues/78/The_Varieties_of_Atheist_Experience
Actually, even granting the broad definition of atheism and the definition of religion to include any fundamental perspective on life - this would still be wrong. It would just re-classify all philosophies - including atheistic ones - as being religions.