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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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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (27 children)

Philosophically, that's true. But I understand putting it in the religion column for the purpose of statistics. And 'none' and 'atheist' are two different possible answers. You can have no religion but believe very fervently in a god of your own conception.

[–] Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 week ago (8 children)

That sounds more like "Other" than "None".

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Why? If you worship a god but don't subscribe to any dogma, accept any scripture or listen to any religious authority, you have no religion. You're just a theist.

[–] Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I guess it depends on your definition of religion. To me, it sounds like a personal religion, even if just one person believes in it. There are any number of religions too small to be included in their list, probably, so they should have an "Other" option, and that seems like the best fit for someone who has a personal set of religious beliefs that do not align with a listed religion.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Or you could just keep it how it's always been for the purposes of easy tabulation.

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