Green Gaia
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Give me your best definition of what religion is, not what it does, but what a religion is.
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Which, when stripped of its window dressing, reduces to: Religion = Any Specific Belief System - rendering the term entirely worthless in my opinion.Rex_Admin said:Here religion is defined : We define religion as any specific system of belief and/or/without worship, often involving a code of ethics and a philosophy.
That's what I think. That would make the "beleif" that my computer will pretty soon be outdated as religioun. I think a religion is the beleif that your actions are either controlled by or that you will someday be accountable before a non-human being.Deut. 32.8 said:Which, when stripped of its window dressing, reduces to: Religion = Any Specific Belief System - rendering the term entirely worthless in my opinion.
That's interesting - thanks.SnaleSpace said:The central belief of any individual or group that gives their life purpose and meaning.
I agree, that is certainly an important part of religion in my life. Religion clarifies what will help me attain the personal qualities I believe are 'good' by providing a framework with which to make them habit.barnardpi said:I believe that true religion is a guide for living in a manner that will cause happiness.