Dear choir members IS THIS THE WORD EVERYONE IS SO PROUD OF? The best explanation for religion is found in all dictionaries! 1a: a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or false conception of causation 1b: an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or god resulting from superstition 2a: a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary. The word is superstition! Newton Joseph, Ph.D.