Originally Posted by pig

regardless of your side of the a/theism aisle, i would argue that the critical issue in the question of 'is atheism a religion' isn't appropriate. the question is, i think: are some people dogmatic in their beliefs.

atheism is not, by definition, a religion. it's a categorization for people who do not believe in theistic viewpoints.

people can, and are, dogmatic in their approach to atheism. and theism.

both sides can find common ground when they don't memorize the rules, but rather question them, and use them and discard them as appropriate.

at least that's my take, at this particular point in time.