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No it does not. First, you very well know that is not the definition any english speaker identifies as religion. Second, you may think it's by faith but to th

No it does not. First, you very well know that is not the definition any english speaker identifies as religion. Second, you may think it's by faith but to them it's facts, so even by that definition it's wrong. Is anti-vaxxing a religion? Is flat-earth conspiracy a religion? This is the sort of dishonesty disguised with well wordes intellectual phrasing I despise. No reasonable adult believes any of these things are a religion. I have a fun one, is FOSS a religion if I have faith that it will lead to the best outcome for society and I hold that belief with ardor?

gdulli 6y ago
We invoke the metaphor of religion to describe fanatical adherence to technology preferences all the time. It doesn't mean we think the metaphor involves every aspect of actual religion.
- badrabbit 6y ago
  As a metaphor or to exaggerate? Sure. In this case the article is taking it literally!
zimpenfish 6y ago
> First, you very well know that is not the definition any english speaker identifies as religion. It's certainly not the first one people may go to but it is by no means the only understanding English speakers have of religion. I'm a native English speaker and I will attest that I perfectly well understand that usage. > Second, you may think it's by faith but to them it's facts https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faith https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faith "something that is believed especially with strong conviction" - kinda duplicating the "ardor" but absolutely nothing to do with whether things are facts or otherwise. > is FOSS a religion if I have faith that it will lead to the best outcome for society and I hold that belief with ardor? By MW's definition? Yes, it can be.
- badrabbit 6y ago
  > It's certainly not the first one people may go to but it is by no means the only understanding English speakers have of religion. I'm a native English speaker and I will attest that I perfectly well understand that usage. Can you concede that is not the definition the article is using? If you read the article, they portray Qanon as an organized religion,not as an ardent belief someone holds. The meaning portrayed by the author is blatantly dishonest and incorrect. > something that is believed especially with strong conviction" - kinda duplicating the "ardor" but absolutely nothing to do with whether things are facts or otherwise. No, the "ardor and faith" is the definition, since we are hairsplitting and ignoring the obvious meaning the author is using. Qanon people don't consider their belief a matter of passionate ardent faith. Just like flat earthers. Can you read their minds that you disagree with them about the nature of their own beliefs? > By MW's definition? Yes, it can be. Unfortunately, unless that definition is specified we must infer the definitioneant by the author from the context of the article. MW's definition you picked out is irrelevant unless you can show the context is using that definiton.

gdulli 6y ago

We invoke the metaphor of religion to describe fanatical adherence to technology preferences all the time. It doesn't mean we think the metaphor involves every aspect of actual religion.

badrabbit 6y ago
As a metaphor or to exaggerate? Sure. In this case the article is taking it literally!

zimpenfish 6y ago

> First, you very well know that is not the definition any english speaker identifies as religion. It's certainly not the first one people may go to but it is by no means the only understanding English speakers have of religion. I'm a native English speaker and I will attest that I perfectly well understand that usage. > Second, you may think it's by faith but to them it's facts https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faith https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faith "something that is believed especially with strong conviction" - kinda duplicating the "ardor" but absolutely nothing to do with whether things are facts or otherwise. > is FOSS a religion if I have faith that it will lead to the best outcome for society and I hold that belief with ardor? By MW's definition? Yes, it can be.

badrabbit 6y ago
> It's certainly not the first one people may go to but it is by no means the only understanding English speakers have of religion. I'm a native English speaker and I will attest that I perfectly well understand that usage. Can you concede that is not the definition the article is using? If you read the article, they portray Qanon as an organized religion,not as an ardent belief someone holds. The meaning portrayed by the author is blatantly dishonest and incorrect. > something that is believed especially with strong conviction" - kinda duplicating the "ardor" but absolutely nothing to do with whether things are facts or otherwise. No, the "ardor and faith" is the definition, since we are hairsplitting and ignoring the obvious meaning the author is using. Qanon people don't consider their belief a matter of passionate ardent faith. Just like flat earthers. Can you read their minds that you disagree with them about the nature of their own beliefs? > By MW's definition? Yes, it can be. Unfortunately, unless that definition is specified we must infer the definitioneant by the author from the context of the article. MW's definition you picked out is irrelevant unless you can show the context is using that definiton.