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I never said atheism is a religion. There are many religions such as Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism and Satanism which don't believe in god but are still considered religions.
I'm aware of how my original comment came across so I should probably specify that I myself do not believe in a supernatural god.
Buddhism can definitely be theistic. Satanism is defined as "non-theistic", which means it is not about the existence of a divinity in the usual meaning, so there could be atheistic and theistic satanists. Confucianism is kind of tricky because, if I recall right, it is mostly considered as a philosophy before a religion, even though it does include rituals and dogmas.
But I do agree with you, people will see the bad things coming from major and enshitified religions and ignore that other views, other options exist.
Buddhism technically does have gods, but they're not creators and are not all-powerful. Buddhism is mainly about understanding suffering, escaping the cycle of rebirth, and achieving enlightenment.
As for Satanism, allow me to correct one small detail. There are theistic forms, but they're not "Satanism". The Church of Satan, founded in 1966 was the first religion in history to explicitly organize itself under the name "Satanism". They deify the self, and there is a lot of psychodrama/ritual involved. It was heavily influenced by Ayn Rand but fused with ritual, symbolism, carnality, elitism, and psychodrama. Many LaVeyan Satanists consider this to be the one true form of Satanism. That's part of the reason The Church of Satan and Satanic Temple hate each other. (Fun fact, one of the founders of the Satanic Temple, formerly a LaVeyan Satanist, left because he said TST "isn't satanism". His name was Brian Werner in case you want to fact check that yourself.)
You're right, I got mixed up. It is both non-theistic and officially atheistic. I haven't read about it in a long time.
So do you lean more towards sacrificing still beating hearts to our father the Sun or are you more into hugging trees and dancing naked in the moonlight?
What?
Well, you weren't into supernatural gods, so I figured you might be into natural gods ;P can't get more natural than the Sun and nature.
Let's not pretend your previous comment wasn't supposed to be a thinly veiled insult. If i'm not into supernatural gods then I must believe in some other woo-woo. And you phrased it in a delicately ridiculous way.
Well no, it was meant as a stupid joke, because let's face it; nobody sacrifices inca-style anymore and most people look at you weirdly if you mention naked dancing for your religion.
Yes I'm well aware, this was intentional.
I'll have you know I only sacrifice hearts on weekends. Gotta keep a work-life balance.