Quote:Atheism will always lead to materialism if you withhold a belief in anything beyond the material.
But being an atheist and withholding a belief in anything beyond the material aren't the same thing. All that atheism says or implies is a lack of belief in gods, not the lack of belief in the non-material. For example, one can be an atheist and hold a belief in ghosts or psychic powers or homeopathic medicine or any number of non-material things. This would result in an atheist who was at the same time a non-materialist.
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