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It absolutely can not be considered a religion, because it is the absence of one.
Believing in nothing is still believing
Not collecting stamps is still collecting something.
Completely unrelated. Obviously if you replace words by other random words, it will make no sense
It was an analogy.
I am an a-stamp-collector. I do not collect stamps. This does not necessarily mean I still collect something.
I am also an atheist. I do not believe any claim I have heard about a god. This does not necessarily mean I still believe something (about a deity, or indeed about anything else).
No it isn't
That's what you believe...