I'm an atheist but I quite like Buddism...

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As the thread subject states, I am an atheist but there are lots of things about Buddism I like - meditation, self discovery, presence of mind, the idea of a higher state of consciousness etc.

Do you guys think I am mad for this? I'd be interested to hear the thoughts of the atheist community on this topic.

I'm not entirely sure actually what those things have to do with Buddhism. They certainly exist outside of Buddhism as well as within it. For example self discovery is hardly a Buddhist idea. It's a very general idea that anybody can do and exists in many philosophies and also entirely independently. Can you be a little more specific about what exactly about Buddhism doctrine appeals to you?

As for some of the bits that I personally find to be woo....

The Dahlia Lama is said to be the reincarnate of an adviser to a 16th century mongol warlord. If that isn't woo I don't know what is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Dalai_Lama
Nirvana is a scam not dissimilar to the Christian idea of heaven, a carrot dangled in front of people and used to get them to behave. Why does nobody ever become enlightened? Why are multiple lives needed do reach nirvana?
Karma is one of the worst ideas ever invented. One of the side effects of believing in Karma is the belief that something bad happened to somebody (say they got sick or maimed) because they deserved it karmically. They did something bad either in this life or a past life and their suffering is deserved.
That's the off the top of my head woo that I can think of.