If you define religion as "A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion" in order to classify atheism as a religion, wouldn't such a definition also include jet-skiing enthusiasts, gay right activists, Trekkies, role playing gamers, even lawyers or bus drivers or teachers or janitors (so long as they pursue their cause or activity with zeal and devotion), etc?
Do you really think the standard for classifying something as a "religion" is set so low?
Or can we all agree that the word is defined as such for use in the context of describing a habitual or customary behavior? As in "I'm up every morning at 5am to jog 3 miles; I do it religiously" or "He follows the Nicks games religiously as he considers himself their biggest fan".
2007-10-21
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