

On religion vs cult? I can expand as a religious studies scholar


On religion vs cult? I can expand as a religious studies scholar


Merriam Webster:
a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious
great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (such as a film or book)
system of religious beliefs and ritual also its body of adherents
OP clearly didn’t mean definition three nor does the average person. Your aggressive response is childish. Maybe grow up?


There are many definitions of cult. It can be a negative or dangerous religious group. A religious subset focused on a specific practice. Or a group with an eccentric leader focused on claiming they have the correct interpretation of canon.
Knowing you mean the first negative definition, then religion as the standard doesn’t make much sense. The positive of religion would simply be the benefit of religion, which is dependent on whichever religion is being discussed.
For Buddhism it would be spiritual development, enlightenment, and freedom.


The definition of cult is not an organized practice of religion.
This is a r/atheism edge lord response.


This is reductive at best.
报复熬夜, I can’t just go to bed after working that long
Yeah. Get up 6 take care of child until 9, work until 530, get home 6, child until 8, dinner, game until 12am. Repeat.


Is this ai?


Thanks for sharing!
Yeah, just read like ai