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Comment author: timtyler 19 December 2011 10:53:37AM 2 points [-]

We can define "religion" as the attribution of existence to anthropomorphic paranormal entities.

It seems pretty unorthodox. Here's Wikipedia on the topic:

Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values.