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Originally Posted by Real0ne
Religion is nothing more than a belief system. Your religion is whatever you choose to believe regardless of its content.
satanism, catholisism, druidism, atheism, all are religions. You could make masterbation into a religion if you wanted too. Whats so shocking about that?
Morality and religion are intrinsically interwoven and inseparable unless you claim you personally have none.
It becomes a logical trap imo to claim you possess one half but not the other.
Oh and the problem with your moderated debate of course is that we all feel we are equally and possibly even more qualified than you are to be the moderators so now what?
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Atheism is not a religion. Even by your own definition of religion being a belief system. Specifically religion involves metaphysical assertions, none of which are essential to being an atheist. So, of course, atheism is not a religion, despite the many attempts to describe it as such. Its sort of the your rubber I'm glue argument. Morality is also not an intrinsic part of religion. Morality is a bi-product of the evolution of religions. Originally Hammurabi's Code, the ancient jews converted the concept into the divine laws of the ten commandments, the arch of the holy covenant, and the later the talmud. A jewish reformist, named Jesus, attempted to change law into morality. This is directly where we get out modern understanding of morality from, Jesus. The concept of good and bad became applicable to everything. Suddenly the meek were the ones destined to inherit the earth. And thats all morals are, a house of cards for the weak to rest on.