You are forgetting/ignoring the basic principal translation. One cannot take the literal translation without considering the way the word is intended to be used. In Hebrew and Greek, despite the literal translation of worship, worship has a strong implication even in Hebrew and Greek that gives rise that it is not necessarily the simple grind of life. For instance, if money had a high importance to you, then it is plausible that you might be appropriately described as someone that worships money. On the hand, simply having a job to earn money to pay bills does not equate to worshiping money.

In addition, one cannot disregard the contemporary meaning of a word. In today's language worship has a very strong implication in which the simple pursuit or desire of something does not mean worship.


The definition of worship: extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem.

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That is a cop out to truly understanding what it means to worship something and to have faith.

If that is all that is needed to worship something, then worshipping something would not have any meaning.

You are assuming that the pursuit of something such as money is to hold it in high regards and above oneself. A person can pursue a career, money, anything without necessarily holding that object/concept in high regards and/or above him/herself.

For instance, it is true that one can pursue XYZ and worship XYZ, but the simple pursuit of XYZ does not equate to mean that one also worships XYZ. Bottom line is that, as human being, we have free will to either to choose to worship or not.

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Just because something takes your time/money/focus does not indicate whether you worship that something.

The definition of worship: extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem.

Furthermore, we, as human beings, were not designed to worship another necessary. If we worship anything, it is by choice. To imply that humans are engineered to worship, implies that humans are helpless lambs without freewill.

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Some of you have made some excellent points, but have also oversimplifies things as well. Yes, there are those that will use religion for political purposes to control the masses. Yes, there are those that will allow themselves to be easily swayed. Yes, there are those that will use religion as a tool for false sense of superiority. This is not true for all persons of faith or all faiths. Religion can have a positive impact for some. It can offer comfort for those that need. It can offer a moral compass for those in need. It can provide a positive social opportunity for many. The bottom line is that religion in itself is neither good or bad in most cases. It ultimately depends on those that are practicing and preaching whatever particular religion.

One thing to keep in mind is that faith is a personal decision that we all have to make for ourselves. Sometimes, our faith will be tested and we will have to re-evaluate, but it is our personal decision to make that decision in which there is not a right or wrong answer, but simply what is the best decision for us.

Although I am atheist, I can still recognize the good that most religions can offer society for those in need.

The one thing that I cannot stress enough, is regardless of your personal beliefs, it is important to show compassion to all. Thus, before anyone decides to ridicule a religion or others choice in believing, I suggest you have your facts straight.

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It depends on the people, the circumstances, and the relationship. It is important to note that once trust is broken regardless of whether it can be rebuilt or not is not an indication of whether forgiveness can be given.