"Laurie" > wrote in message
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> "Mr. Gorilla" > wrote in message
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>>> wrote:
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>> I have seen the light, brother! You guys are right about this. According
>> to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary definition of religion;
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>> # "4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and
>> faith"
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>> And furthermore, the definition of faith:
>> # "3 : something that is believed especially with strong conviction"
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>> It's obvious that veganism falls under that definition (ie: a cause held
>> onto with adore and believed with strong conviction). So do a lot of
>> other
>> things that I wouldn't normally consider to be "religions".
> So, all scientifically-established "principle(s) or system of beliefs"
> are therefore "religion"??
> E.g. ALL mathematicians, math teachers, and students who believe that
> the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is 3.14159...
> are mere religious zealots?
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No, fool. The problem you have is that your psuedo-science doesn't qualify
as real science. So, you're just another rube that's bought into the
religion of faith...
> And how about all those facts and laws firmly established by science?
> Are those who believe that the Earth is in orbit around our Sun, a fact
> well established by science and no longer questioned, which was vehemently
> opposed by established religion, are practicing religion??
> The well-determined fact that the acceleration of gravity on this
> planet
> is 32 ft/sec/sec is really a bit of religious dogma in disguise?
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> Laurie
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