What do you mean by &#x27;religion&#x27;, and why does it matter whether sports is a religion under this meaning?<p>Here are some differences: sports fans don&#x27;t think that their team is capable of supernatural feats. I don&#x27;t think I&#x27;ve ever seen a fan of one team try to convince a fan of another to change allegiance, or proselytizing on a street corner. Sports fans know that the teams of the other fans exist, while religious people usually deny that other gods exist. Similarly, religious people don&#x27;t have to worry about whether Yahweh could beat up Vishnu, but sports fans get to actually see what happens when their teams compete.