On 5/11/2016 1:44 PM, Bod wrote:
On 11/05/2016 19:29, Muggles wrote:
On 5/11/2016 12:55 PM, Bod wrote:
On 11/05/2016 18:41, Muggles wrote:
On 5/11/2016 12:33 PM, Bod wrote:
On 11/05/2016 18:10, Muggles wrote:
On 5/11/2016 11:39 AM, Bod wrote:

"Religion is a cultural system of behaviors and practices, world
views,
sacred texts, holy places, ethics, and societal organisation that
relate
humanity to what an anthropologist has called "an order of
existence".

"a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the
universe, especially when considered as the creation of a
superhuman
agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual
observances,
and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human
affairs
..."

Technically, if a person identifies with a particular societal
organization that shares a specific mindset relating to such
things as
stated above, it can be classified as a religion.


So in your strange interpretation, I am an Atheist who doesn't
believe
in *any* religion, but I am religious!!?....hmm!

No. I'm saying that the definition of a religion equates atheism
as a
religion.

Being "religious" is a whole different practice.

So I'm not religious, but I am?

No. A "religion" is not the same thing as being "religious".

But I'm *not* religious in any way shape or form.

Being "religious" is a behavior, and a response to information that
people live out on an every day basis.

Here's an extended definition of "religious" that is not related to
religion:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/religious

Here are the non-religion applications to having behavior that is akin
to "religious" behaviorlisted from the top to the bottom of the page)

3. Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion to duty.

4. scrupulous, exact, or conscientious

4. religious - extremely scrupulous and conscientious; "religious in
observing the rules of health"...

scrupulous - having scruples; arising from a sense of right and
wrong; principled; "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were
deceptive in appearance"

3. conscientious, exact, faithful, rigid, rigorous, meticulous,
scrupulous, fastidious, unerring, unswerving, punctilious The clientele
turned up, with religious regularity, every night.


My word you are desperate if you equate a non religious person as being
religious.

You've already agreed that it's a good idea to look at the full
definition of a word vs. a narrow version of the definition that you
think supports one particular viewpoint.

Non religious people can behave in a religious manner in regards to just
about anything.

--
Maggie