Posted by Shelly on 09/18/07 19:22

"Steve" <no.one@example.com> wrote in message
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> "Shelly" <sheldonlg.news@asap-consult.com> wrote in message
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>> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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>>> Not necessary. You profess a belief in no god. That in itself is a
>>> belief.
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>> A "belief" does not a religion make. A belief, couple with religious
>> dogma and practices makes a religion.
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> i agree with where you're going, but being logical, the definition of
> religion cannot contain religion as part of its definition. ;^) your point
> wasn't lost though.

A belief couple with dogma and practices relating to desires and
existence -- or noexistence -- of a deity makes a religion. Better?
Irrelevency does not constitute dogma and practices.

Shelly

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