The Ten Commandments

[d000hg]

Believing something exists because you're told it and have no reason to doubt it is not the same as believing something exists and is communicating with you.

[MyUserName]

Believing something exists because you're told it and have no reason to doubt it is not the same as believing something exists and is communicating with you.

How can you tell if something is telepathically communicating with you as opposed to it just being in your mind because you have been told it will happen and have no reason to doubt it?

Also, if something is communicating telepathically with you, how do you know that it is what you think and not something else with telepathic abilities?

After all there are millions of people who think that they are telepathically communicating with something which we agree is not there!

[istvan]

Everyone is religious, all of you believe in some order, entropy, chance, chaos, evolution, gods, etc. Some say, let's enjoy life and get the most out of it for ourselves, some say love your neighbor, some say hurt those who are not like you, some say nothing matters - just do as you see fit, than again some say my religion is the only acceptable one.

[MyUserName]

Everyone is religious, all of you believe in some order, entropy, chance, chaos, evolution, gods, etc. Some say, let's enjoy life and get the most out of it for ourselves, some say love your neighbor, some say hurt those who are not like you, some say nothing matters - just do as you see fit, than again some say my religion is the only acceptable one.

It does not seem to fit according to Dictionary.com

re·li·gious
[ri-lij-uhs] Show IPA adjective, noun, plural re·li·gious.

adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
Not really relevant

2. imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly: a religious man.
Not really relevant

3. scrupulously faithful; conscientious: religious care.
Not really relevant

4. pertaining to or connected with a monastic or religious order.
Not really relevant

5. appropriate to religion or to sacred rites or observances.
Not really relevant

noun
6. a member of a religious order, congregation, etc.; a monk, friar, or nun.
Nope

7. the religious, devout or religious persons: Each year, thousands of the religious make pilgrimages to the shrine.
Not really relevant

[NotAllThere]

It does not seem to fit according to Dictionary.com

re·li·gious
[ri-lij-uhs] Show IPA adjective, noun, plural re·li·gious.

adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
Not really relevant

2. imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly: a religious man.
Not really relevant

3. scrupulously faithful; conscientious: religious care.
Not really relevant

4. pertaining to or connected with a monastic or religious order.
Not really relevant

5. appropriate to religion or to sacred rites or observances.
Not really relevant

noun
6. a member of a religious order, congregation, etc.; a monk, friar, or nun.
Nope

7. the religious, devout or religious persons: Each year, thousands of the religious make pilgrimages to the shrine.
Not really relevant

My either. So much for the dictionary. Unless... there's a St MyUserName holiday, in which case you are religious under definition 1.

[MyUserName]

My either. So much for the dictionary. Unless... there's a St MyUserName holiday, in which case you are religious under definition 1.

Ooooh - now that would be a fine holiday!! I would definitely vote for that

[istvan]

Everyday is St. MyUserName day, I celebrate it, don't you?

[MyUserName]

I would if it allowed me to claim something back on taxes

[NotAllThere]

I would if it allowed me to claim something back on taxes

Oh it does. Any money you give to the moderators benevolent fund earns double tax deduction. It became law in the last budget.