(July 11, 2010 at 6:14 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: It's not correct that belief in a god= a religion. Godhead is correct. Because you completely forget about deism for example. And of course you get religions without gods in them too. Like Buddhism, etc..
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Deism is still a belief in deities.
Buddhism however, is a philosophy which in practice greatly resemble a religion and meets other criteria for being a religion.
You can be religious without believing in a deity or deities. You cannot believe in a deity or deities without being religious.