Because they're uneducated in Atheism.
Also, people who are are religious have difficulty comprehending how a person can live without some sort of belief in the supernatural. They assume that everyone must "believe in" something. Of course they also cannot grasp that religious belief is the acceptance of certain things to be true in the absence of proof and many people simply don't spend time in that pursuit.
Atheism is simply the absence of belief in gods.
Atheism is by definition not a religion.
By far, the highest number of people are those falling out of religion. A lack of religion (atheism) is not a religion, but I believe it qualifies as the answer.
"Atheism is not a religion."
Atheism was never established, as it is not a religion.
Atheism is not a religion. [S] [V] [o] Here you are, a complete sentence with atheism.
Atheism is the disbelief in God, not an organized religion or really a religion at all so it doesn't have or need a hierarchy.
No. The predominant religion in China (apart from atheism) is Buddhism; this is quite a different religion than Islam.No. The predominant religion in China (apart from atheism) is Buddhism; this is quite a different religion than Islam.No. The predominant religion in China (apart from atheism) is Buddhism; this is quite a different religion than Islam.No. The predominant religion in China (apart from atheism) is Buddhism; this is quite a different religion than Islam.
Atheism is not a religion. It is a lack of one. And, to my knowledge, there are countries with no official religion, but not countries with atheism as their standard 'religion' or lack thereof. In Stalin's reign during WWII, atheism was considered to be the only acceptable belief, but there is not much else other than that.
Atheism isn't a religion. Buddhism has no God in its teachings, just because something is a religion doesn't mean they believe in a God.
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