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I find it odd that when filling out a form that asked me what my religion is one of the choices is Atheist.

What now? That is the that opposite of religion.

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[-] echo@lemmings.world 12 points 4 days ago

Atheist is not a statement about your religion at all. I'm also an atheist and my 'religion' is basically secular humanist. Yours could be none, Unitarian Universalist, Buddhist, secular humanist, or any others that are compatible.

[-] Halasham@dormi.zone 10 points 4 days ago

I don't intend this to be harsh or negative but I don't know how to phrase this nicely;

Secular Humanism is a philosophy, not a religion. Religions are faith-based while philosophies are based in some logical argumentation. The muddling of religion with philosophy linguistically serves only to tarnish philosophy and lend undue credence to religion. That language is so flexible can be beneficial but it can equally be detrimental when used like this.

[-] echo@lemmings.world 0 points 4 days ago
  1. I put religion in quotes to try to appease this take.
  2. You are being exceedingly literal and selective in your definition of religion.
  3. Ceding all rights to the word 'religion' to the xtian fundamentalists is not a good strategy.
  4. Your extreme position limits your ability to bridge with others which also limits your ability to affect change.
  5. I've had my 'militant atheist' phase and shared your inflexibility in the past. It wasn't healthy for me and it wasn't helpful for anyone.
[-] EvenOdds@lemm.ee 9 points 4 days ago

I don't think there is anything "militant atheist" in the post you replied to.

I also consider myself a secular humanist, but would never describe myself as religious.

I think that normalising not having a religion would help to bring tolerance for people who have differing opinions, while calling secular humanist a religious view may reinforce a bias in some people that "you can't be good without religion".

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