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But it is a definition given for "religion" in the Oxford English Dictionary so I reckon that your denial is just sour grapes.
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No, that is a definition that can be applied to many things other than religion.
Also you can't make up your own meaning for words. "Religion" already has a definition and that definition does not work because too many people will disagree with it. It is also so general and vague that almost anything could be a religion. Overly vague definitions also fail.
You did not understand the challenge. AV claimed that he had a definition that showed atheism to be a religion and Christianity not to be one. Yes, there are several definitions to some words and some definitions are more useful than others. That one is a very lax and colloquial use of the word. Christianity would still be a religion by that definition so as I said you failed.But it is a definition given for "religion" in the Oxford English Dictionary so I reckon that your denial is just sour grapes.
Nope, it is formal and non-colloquial.You did not understand the challenge. AV claimed that he had a definition that showed atheism to be a religion and Christianity not to be one. Yes, there are several definitions to some words and some definitions are more useful than others. That one is a very lax and colloquial use of the word. Christianity would still be a religion by that definition so as I said you failed.
Religion = a pursuit or interest followed with great devotion.
Is Presbyterian a religion?So when I go to the grocery store, a ball game, manicure my yard, go to the movie theater, etc., that is pursuit of a religion?
Go back and look at AV's claim. He said that the could come up with a definition that made atheism a religion but not Christianity. Now you may be able to find a definition that would include atheism as a religion. You can't find a definition that would also make Christianity not a religion. Just showing that atheism is a "religion" is not good enough. You need to meet both parts of the challenge.Nope, it is formal and non-colloquial.
It certainly encompasses atheism. I suspect it may not encompass Christianity.
He will probably say that it is a sect of a a religion. Again, the claim is not just that you can show atheism is a religion, at the same time you need to show that Christianity is not.Is Presbyterian a religion?
I reckon your post is playing games with the definition I gave. Atheism is a religion for folk who follow it with great devotion.Go back and look at AV's claim. He said that the could come up with a definition that made atheism a religion but not Christianity. Now you may be able to find a definition that would include atheism as a religion. You can't find a definition that would also make Christianity not a religion. Just showing that atheism is a "religion" is not good enough. You need to meet both parts of the challenge.
Mt. St Helens disagrees.Fossilization is a very long and specific process.
Okay, and is atheism a religion for folk who follow it with great devotion as the Oxford English Dictionary defines religion under 1.2 Noun? (see this link)No, it is a Christian denomination. But you knew that.
But one cannot "follow" atheism with great devotion. Is not playing football a sport that you can follow with great devotion?I reckon your post is playing games with the definition I gave. Atheism is a religion for folk who follow it with great devotion.
I would assume it appears vague because it deals with a variety of Bible-denying disciplines; such as everything from atheism, to science, to Zoroastrianism ... and more.It is also so general and vague that almost anything could be a religion. Overly vague definitions also fail.
Mt. St Helens disagrees.
What fossils did Mt. St. Helens make? You're digging another hole you know.Mt. St Helens disagrees.
And once again you are ignoring the hard part of this challenge. How do you show that Christianity is not a religion?Okay, and is atheism a religion for folk who follow it with great devotion as the Oxford English Dictionary defines religion under 1.2 Noun? (see this link)
Bah & humbug.But one cannot "follow" atheism with great devotion. ...
Bah & humbug.
That is the equivalent of an admission of defeat on your part.Bah & humbug.
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