belief is theism, so science is a religion

My opponent begins by stating that he has no beliefs, which itself is a belief, so it is a self-negating statement. He then restates two of his word equations which appear to be an attempt to make some kind of point but are not the least bit accurate. He says “belief=be lie” and although the word belief has those words in it, it has nothing to do with the definition of the word, which is as follows: Belief a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing something believed; especially : a tenet or body of tenets held by a group conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence http://www.merriam-webster.com... He also states the equation “kNow=now”, again the word “now” is contained in the word “know” and I suppose this is supposed to be clever or something, but the words have two completely different meanings: Know to have (information of some kind) in your mind to understand (something) : to have a clear and complete idea of (something) to have learned (something, as a skill or a language) http://www.merriam-webster.com... Now at the present time in the next moment : very soon in the present situation http://www.merriam-webster.com... The final word equation that he repeats is “religion=to rely on”, and this is a meaningless statement, that is not the definition of religion and it makes no relevant comment regarding religion. Religion is a very hard to define, but “to rely on” doesn’t seem to help, nor does it do anything to support his assertion that science is a religion. The definition follows. Religion the belief in a god or in a group of gods an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group http://www.merriam-webster.com... He also claims “belief is doubt”, and that “the basis for any religion is doubt, and doubt is fear”, which just isn’t accurate. The basis for religion is hard to define, but if I were to try to present a single word, it would be “faith”, which is practically the opposite of doubt. While none of what he presented constitutes a coherent chain of reasoning, he seems to conclude from it “any belief is theism, therefore believing in science is false, is a religion”. I see nothing in his posting that supports that statement, as I already stated, the word belief covers a wide range of subjects, while it is true that theism is a belief, it isn’t true that belief is theism, and nothing he presented remotely supports his contention that science is a religion. While I was prepared to, and was looking forward to doing so, I don’t really think I need to expand on my initial argument, I will simply provide one more definition. As anyone can see the definition of science provided below, compared to the definition of religion posted above, makes it quite obvious that science is not a religion. Science knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation a particular area of scientific study (such as biology, physics, or chemistry) : a particular branch of science a subject that is formally studied in a college, university, etc.