[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Absolutely.

Look at a typical, everyday activity as an example. I faithfully subscribe to the ultimate reality that if I don't take care of my teeth, any number of bad things can happen. Therefore, I religiously brush my teeth three to four times per day, and use both mouthwash and floss in accordance to the wishes of my dentist who, in this matter, is very much a "deity" of sorts.

A tad flippant I suppose, but based on textbook definitions, I could argue that just the fact that I brush my teeth in the morning makes me a "religious" person.

Sometimes it seems we waste so much energy on this stuff, when the thing we're arguing isn't even the thing we're arguing.

this makes absolutely no sense.