Talk:Atheism

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The title of this shouldn't just be Atheism, but: None (Atheism)

When put in a list with the religions like that, gives the assumption that Atheism is another religion.

Atheism really is a lack of belief - it's a philosophical position about religion. Where do I categorize it? Where people expect to see it.... --Diamond August 14, 2005 16:01 (PDT)

[edit] Einstein's Religious Beliefs

In the subtopic Atheists think they know everything, it must be noted that Einstein was an atheist. He merely spoke of God as a metaphor for nature; at most, he could be labeled a "pantheist," a term which is not really all that much distinguishable from atheism as it merely renames "nature" "God." This portion of the article ought to be amended as the illustration of the anti-atheist claim falsely implies that Einstein actually was a theist because it is never clarified that he wasn't.

Here is an article from infidels.org explaining misrepresentations of Einstein's religious views and giving salutary arguments to set the record straight. Batman Jr. 08:56, 1 November 2005 (GMT)