I still don't understand what takes it from run-of-the-mill dogmatism to something "religious."
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A simple way of looking at the world, a life-purpose, a moral code, community. James talks about this in Everybody is Wrong about God.
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Maybe my confusion disappears if everyone agrees it applies to atheism, which I presumed they didn't, but maybe they do.
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It can apply to atheism if people see it as a way of life, purpose, community, morality etc. If it is an ideologically-motivated community
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Replying to @HPluckrose @RogueNotary and
James writes about this. See my review of his book here which summarises this better than I can by tweet. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everybody-Wrong-About-James-Lindsay-ebook/dp/B016TX3RP6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502975362&sr=8-1&keywords=everybody+is+wrong+about+god …
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In this understanding, religion is just 1 ideologically motivated moral community that people can belong to & they produce similar problems
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