czar at ecn.ab.ca wrote in message <378fe27d.0 at ecn.ab.ca>...
>Jeffrey P. Utz, M.D. (utzj at auhs.edu) wrote:
>>: Interestingly, people who live their lives based on their religious
>: beliefs, whether western religion, eastern religion, native American
>: religion, or atheism live longer and healthier than those who don't.
>>Atheism isn't a religion, idiot. And people with pets live longer,
>healthier lives than those without pets. So what does this tell us?
>
1) Please do not attack other people here. It is impolite and sets a bad
tone for this (or any) group.
2) Atheism actually is a religion. A religion is defined as (MW, 10th
collegiate ed.) "a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held with arbor
and faith." Athism meets this definition. So does science, BTW.
>: This kind of argues that people should live their lives according to
>: their religion, whatever that is, doesn't it?
>>No, all it tells us is that having something that comforts you is
>beneficial. Hell, that's almost a tautology.
>
Actually, no. Christians (people who beleive in Christ) who do not observe
their faith don't live as well or long as those who do.
Jeff Utz
