>Religion? There's a ton of things we 'believe' that
>cannot be 'proven'. Can't lump them *all* into a
>catch-all category called religion, now can we?

I will get told off if I turn this into a philosophical discussion, but I
do think that all beliefs are religions are not based upon reality but upon
pattern projection of the human mind.  The Paleo diet is a religion, as is
the low fat diet, and the high carb diet, and the vegetarian diet, and the
zone diet.

 >"Cure" is the wrong word to use. To "cure" someone is
>to remove the condition permanently without the
>possibility of the condition returning. I think a
>better word to use in this instance is "remission".

Cure means whatever I want it to mean, and you must always look at the
context to guess what I mean by it.  You statement above is semantic, and
you know it because you put words in quotation marks (a trend started by
Korzybski). No word has a precise meaning.  I'm quite sure that some people
on this diet tell their friends that their diabetes is "cured", even though
it will come back if they start eating grains again.  Actually, thinking
about it, is it possible to cure anything permanently?  It's possible for
just about any condition to re-occur under certain circumstances, unless
you remove the offending body part.  My dictionary lists "cure" as
"Restoration of health; recovery from disease.".  If I control my ADD so I
am no longer symptomatic, am I not restored to health?  If I eat Paleo,
haven't I recovered from coeliac disease?

Kat.