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Originally posted by Exis@Aug 28 2003, 02:40 PM
I think that there is a difference between religeon and faith. Religeon seems to be more ritualistic, where as faith seems more personal. |
I think the substitution of the word 'faith' for 'religion' seems to be a modern trend... however, both faith
and religion are still based on a belief in the scientifically untestable.
Exis, can you please expand on your distinction between religion and faith? Are you saying that if one person practices it then it is faith, but if millions do then it is a religion? If so, this would account for your observations that religions tend to be ritualistic. This is because when you are in the midst of many people doing the same thing, there is strong pressure to join them in doing that thing without asking why, and this becomes habit that persists even when away from the group.