Atheism isn't a religion. Reflecting on religion doesn't make you religious it makes you reflective.
When your life expectancy is less than 30, it makes sense. You don't wait around to have kids.
Then he was very religious. The fact that there's no god involved is irrelevant.
devout believer
in an unprovable
system of faith
I'd say that's religious.
Atheism isn't a religion. Reflecting on religion doesn't make you religious it makes you reflective.