Quit twisting definitions.
Religion is belief in a God or set of gods. They usually include a superpower, some kind of ancient text, and some sort of list of principles they all go by.
Religion has nothing to do with how close-minded someone is... Unless they let their religion dictate their beliefs, in which case they become more close-minded than those who don't believe in their religion.
*Sigh...*
To not 'acknowledge' God? To believe I am in complete control?
You just don't get it, you arrogant asshole...
I simply do not believe in a God or set of gods. There is nothing to acknowledge because they don't exist in the first place.
And it's not just a cosmic coincidence; it's an incredibly well-ordered set of events that spins this world into its present existence (though obviously you'd have some trouble understanding the miniscule details involved in such events).
If you take that last statement, you could put it both ways; if there was no God, there would be no atheists. On the other hand, if there is no God, that means everybody would have to be an atheist. To be a theist is to believe, obviously, in a God or set of gods. Or perhaps the word wouldn't exist at all....
Do you see how that line of logic ultimately defeats itself? Try harder next time....