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what constitutes a religion in your view?

Posted by: Lark on November 24, 1999 at 15:20:53:

In Reply to: continuing posted by Copenhagen on November 22, 1999 at 10:40:02:

: Yeah, well i was just pulling all that stuff out of my arse, the only knowledge i have about ireland is from fictional accounts i've read.

OK

: : A problem for who?

: The problem of not having a definition of religion is that we are arguing from different standpoints as regards what is necessary to constitute a religion.

OK again.

: : In its humanist variants it does actually.

: Well, i might consider THOSE variants to be a religion.

OK we need some frame of reference, what constitutes a religion in your view? I generally think it is the belief in paranormal existance etc. and therefore wouldnt consider humanism, that believes that all religion, good, bad or indifferent, is a human invention not religious.

: I want you to become an atheist.

Define atheism. It sounds like you'd like me to be cynical and pessimistic about just about everything.


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