tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776205147286643847.post8747326449247346892..comments2023-12-18T13:55:50.256-08:00Comments on Thinking as a Profession: Is Democracy a Religion?Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02776917750757825408noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776205147286643847.post-59774013721013823182008-07-01T10:38:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:38:00.000-07:00One fellow said that a religion is a system of tho...<I> One fellow said that a religion is a system of thought that deals with absolutes.</I><BR/><BR/><I>As a system of thought, as I've noted here before, religion also, by its character, approaches the concept of truth from the perspective that it is received.</I><BR/><BR/>I think the 2 concepts here, "absolute" and "received", do indeed tend to be inherent in religious thought. And I think this is a clear guideline for a doctrine being religious without being supernatural. I would have no trouble labeling North Koreans religious. Even those that don't believe Kim Jong Il is divine, if they follow him without question and consider him and his government the authority on all topics, I'd call that a religion. Same with Stalinist Russia.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021346110340833907noreply@blogger.com