Atheism can not be counted as a religion for the same reason that confucism can not be counted as a religion. Neither attempts to provide an answer to the question of what comes after death. Thats it. Thats what defines a religion. Atheism is not a religion. End of story.
And to anyone who tries to bullshit the arguement that atheism claims that there is nothing after death, or really anything, no. No. Some people who are atheists might believe such a thing, but to be an atheist, all one has to do is not believe in god. Simple definitions.
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