Bill. You make the point that you do not consider yourself atheist. Fair point.

Atheism is two things in my book.

1. The antithesis of theism.

2. A sneering term of reference used by people who feel they are in some sanctimonious club, and the "atheist" isn't.

Regarding point 1., most people in The UK have never considered theism in order to have a position, and that by the way is an almost verbatim quote from Rowan Williams, a retired Archbishop of Canterbury. My experience working in The USA is that faith is seen by many to be the norm, and here, the opposite. Not universal, but enough to draw a norm conclusion.

Regarding point 2., I find that those who need to bolster a shaken faith in supernatural phenomenon and ascribe it to their version of a god tend to feel better by thinking themselves superior to normal people. Hence the danger of the US judge who can't differentiate between fact and fantasy, but thinks that qualifies him to a position of trust and assessment of others.

Me? Irreligious. Just like the vast majority.