At 09:34 PM 11/26/02 -0400, Loki wrote: >Perhaps this: A systematic set of spiritual beliefs? Of course, that still >rules out atheism, as atheism is not a set of beliefs, but a single >supposition. Religion has to be systematized, I guess. I would lump religion and individual spirituality into one category for this discussion. I tend to use the word religion to mean "the belief in the Invisible world." Not a belief in the unknown, but rather the unknowable. Every kind of superstition, UFOs, psychics, all the belief systems that fail under scientific scrutiny, or cannot be subjected to scientific verification. Visions, flying through the air, foretelling the future, cursing one's enemies, the list is long, indeed, and I haven't even touched on the "normal" religions. Me, I've indulged in any number of these, but I don't believe them. I just fail to disbelieve a number of them. As a militant agnostic, I'm a bit fuzzy around the edges. Lydia Nickerson lydy at demesne.com Dulciculi Aliquorum