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   Son of Cormack wrote:   
   >   
   > Like so many others Dave you tie the word and concept of   
   > Religion to the supernatural forms it has taken up to this   
   > point.   
      
   No, I don't tie the word to anything - the definition of the word   
   does. That is unless you with to base your argument on an   
   equivocation.   
      
   > Religion which find it's root in the recognition of Human   
   > evolutionary achievement and potentialities *can* unite people   
   >  for the good of all.   
      
   No, it cannot since a religion is necessarily based on a belief   
   in gods and such.   
      
   > Can you not see that?   
      
   I can see past that. Religions have been used to control people,   
   not unite them.   
   --   
   Dave   
      
   "Sacred cows make the best hamburger."  Mark Twain.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)