[TX Bluebonnet]

My religion professor in college considered it to be so and actually debated Madeline Murray Ohare about it at a symposium on campus. I wasn't there at the time, but he thinks he won the debate.

He used Paul Tillich's "Dynamics of Faith" which we studied in our class, which defines the object of your faith as your "ultimate concern". Since Madeline Murray O'Hares ultimate concern was Aetheism, that was her faith - or religion ( I think that's how the argument went - I'm a little rusty on Tillich)

[MattAMiller]

He used Paul Tillich's "Dynamics of Faith" which we studied in our class, which defines the object of your faith as your "ultimate concern".

I prefer Rudolf Otto's understanding of religion as the experience of the "numenous," by which he meant some sort of non-contingent reality.

[wizardoz]

He used Paul Tillich's "Dynamics of Faith" which we studied in our class, which defines the object of your faith as your "ultimate concern".

Well, that's one way to win an argument: redefine the words to fit your agenda. Hey, you're a Democrat. Yes you are. You see, I define Democrat as anyone who isn't an anarchist.

But is that valid?