Like this from Merriam Webster Online (definition number 4 in particular):
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/religion
Main Entry: re·li·gion
Pronunciation: ri-'li-j&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back -- more at RELY
1 a : the state of a religious b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
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Or this one:
http://www.bartleby.com/61/6/R0140600.html
SYLLABICATION: re·li·gionSYLLABICATION:
re·li·gion
PRONUNCIATION: r-ljn
NOUN: 1a. 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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Or this:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861700316
re·li·gion (plural re·li·gions)
noun
Definition:
1. beliefs and worship: people's beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of a deity or deities, and divine involvement in the universe and human life
2. system: an institutionalized or personal system of beliefs and practices relating to the divine
3. personal beliefs or values: a set of strongly-held beliefs, values, and attitudes that somebody lives by
4. obsession: an object, practice, cause, or activity that somebody is completely devoted to or obsessed by
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Scientists choose to believe science because they trust what other men do. Accepting what others tell you is called trust and demonstrates faith in their work and character. Scientists have just chosen their belief system based on something other than Scripture but is it a belief system and faith and trust are used. Christians just put their faith in something more dependable.
With every post like this you demonstrate your disdain for science.
How about a definition of religion from another source besides the made up by FRevos and put in their List-O-Definitions? Something more authoritative and widely recognized?
Those definitions you continually carp on?
Try a google search for those terms. Google was my primary source. It was not "FRevos" who did that list. I did that list, with some advice from a wide range of folks. Changes can still be suggested to the thread.
But if you note, those definitions were chosen to be as close as possible to the way scientists use the terms. They do not include all definitions from Merriam Webster, but rather the definitions scientists use.
And I suspect they contradict your cherished assumptions, and that is why you hate them so.