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Or are all religions hoaxes?
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Religion, being:
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1.
a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion
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religion - definition of religion by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
I can only conclude that in sense 3 it is part delusion (see
biotheology ) and in the rest, the following or perpetration of hoax.
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semantics is not always just pedantic quibbling. ~ douglas r. hofstadter
