[Sailor Steve]

The arguments about who shows more hatred, believers or nonbelievers, is fruitless for the simple reason that we are dealing with people. No, atheism is not a religion, but it's easy to see it that way because some atheists do indeed act like religious fanatics. As mentioned earlier, it seems to be part of our nature to take what we believe and turn it into an object of adoration, even if our belief is in lack of belief. It doesn't make atheism itself a religion any more that it makes it wrong. And that is also part of our nature, to assume that if we can prove something we disagree with wrong then that of necessity makes our belief right.

This is the mistake that Christians specifically make on a regular basis, thinking that if they can show one single flaw in atheism (or evolution) then they must be right, and that concept defies logic and reason. To reiterate, while it's true that some atheists do indeed act like religious followers, that doesn't automatically make the concept itself a religion, which requires actual following and worship.