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.

    • Flying SquidEnglish
      7•8 hours ago

      Wouldn’t what be an agnostic? “None” for religion? No, as I said, you can not adhere to any religion but still have a devout belief in a god.

        • Flying SquidEnglish
          9•7 hours ago

          True. And unfortunately, things sometimes have to be simplified for the purposes of statistics.

          Honestly, I would rather something like a census have an accurate count of atheists than leave it off the form because it isn’t technically correct to call it a religion.

    • @dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2•7 hours ago

      No, agnosticism is more about the fact that God cannot be proven or disproven.

      As for atheism being a religious choice: that’s exactly what it is, it’s a choice to not believe in any religion.

      If you and I met on the street, and I were to ask you what your religion is, how would you answer me?

      (My guess is you’d say you are an atheist. Same as that dropdown is asking you what your religion is.)