(January 7, 2012 at 9:35 pm)amkerman Wrote: Are you asking me organic? I have stated my definition before, many people don't like it.
Religions are man made labels for groups of people who share similar beliefs. Usually when the word "religion" is used the beliefs we are referring to are beliefs about God, but I don't think the beliefs about God are central to "religion". Conservatism and Liberalism, for example, could be called religions under my definition.
Acke, there is a reason why there are specific definitions to words that everybody sane abides by. This is so communications between individuals are not something like this,
"I had to go to tomato today."
"That makes no sense. You can't go to a tomato."
"Yes, you can."
"Um, a tomato is a fruit."
"No, it isn't."
"Well, in cooking terms it is used as a vegetable, but it is still a fruit. Nevertheless you don't really go to tomato, unless there is some fascinating tomato somewhere or you were visiting a tomato, which makes no sense."
"It was not fascinating. I merely filed papers at tomato today."
"Dude, are you talking about work?"
"Yeah, that's what tomato means."
"I want my five minutes back."
No one gives a fuck what "your" definition is, acke. If everyone went around using "their" definitions, there would be no coherent conversations.
