Where did you get that definition? Merriam Webster disagrees with you:
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Full Definition of religion
But let's see. The theory of evolution says nothing about the purpose of the universe, or the cause of the universe, or even the nature of the universe. It only deals with the evolution of life on the Earth. So your number one fails.
- 1a : the state of a religious <a nun in her 20th year of religion>b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
- 2: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
- 3archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
- 4: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
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It is not really a "set of beliefs" since it is much more than that, it is knowledge based upon scientific evidence.
And the theory of evolution is definitely not a bod of persons. It looks like even your definition fails in calling evolution a religion.
LOL ya, you can pick and choose until you find one that gives the one you want to use.
IMO religion is based on faith in unprovable forces or events, whatever.... evolution takes faith.
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