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Excellent and will share to the Humanists of West Florida soon.

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May 10Liked by Ed Buckner

The claim that atheism is a religion is, of course, the rhetorical ploy of "tu quoque." When atheists complain that religious people are attempting to impose their religion, they reply "Well so are you! Tu quoque!"

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Actually (and in what I think is a very wrong definition of what "religion" is) re the golf angle? British evolutionary religion psychologist Harvey Whitehouse DOES think footy is a religion. https://wordsofsocraticgadfly.blogspot.com/2021/10/harvey-whitehouse-right-on-defining.html

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Emotion-laden does not, in my never humble opinion, constitute sufficient grounds to call something a religion--but whaddiknow?

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Exactly. My self-crafted definition focuses on metaphysics, but goes beyond deities, specifically because of Theravada Buddhism's claims. (I think Robert Wright is Not.Even.Wrong on this issue.)

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