An attempt to clear up the definitions, using a dictionary.
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ATHEIST: a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
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AGNOSTIC: a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as god, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
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Originally Posted by The Third Man
Round and round. You just don't want to say atheism is a religion. Fine, by every definition it is
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RELIGION: a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
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It's possible to percieve atheism as fitting that description, but religions are usually considered to involve organization and standardization of worship, and atheists don't usually meet to worship. On the one hand some atheists, not all, do treat it like a deep faith, but most just feel the way they do and don't worry about it.