--- William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 31 Oct 2003, at 17:29, Andrew Crystall wrote:
>
> > On 31 Oct 2003 at 15:19, William T Goodall wrote:
> >
> >>>
> >>> http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=religion
> >>>
> >>> 4. "A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or
> >>> conscientious devotion."
> >>
> >> You realize that is a figurative usage as in 'baseball was his
> >> religion' and not actually about religion qua religion?
> >
> > I don't accept that,
You don't accept that the use of the word "religion", or that the intent was
that use?
> You don't accept that you are mistaken about this usage?
>
> > sorry.
>
> But you are sorry - for what?
>
> > I'm perfectly willing to argue that many
> > people in these days worship capitalism as a religion, quite
> > seriously.
>
> That would be a non sequitur.
No it isn't.
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