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Religion vs Cult - What are the differences?

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Religion vs Cult - What are the differences?
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RE: Religion vs Cult - What are the differences?
February 5, 2015 at 1:57 am (This post was last modified: February 5, 2015 at 1:59 am by robvalue.)
(February 3, 2015 at 10:14 pm)Chad32 Wrote: A religion is a cult that has gotten enough followers to be considered mainstream.

This would be exactly my answer.

It's a socially acceptable delusion. It is no different to a cult as far as I'm concerned. Of course it depends exactly what definitions you're using, but I think all the elements are there.

As Sam Harris said (something like), a religion allows large numbers of people to believe something that only a crazy person would believe on their own.
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Religion vs Cult - What are the differences?

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Religion vs Cult - What are the differences? - by IanHulett - February 3, 2015 at 10:05 pm
RE: Religion vs Cult - What are the differences? - by Chad32 - February 3, 2015 at 10:14 pm
RE: Religion vs Cult - What are the differences? - by robvalue - February 5, 2015 at 1:57 am
RE: Religion vs Cult - What are the differences? - by AFTT47 - February 3, 2015 at 10:23 pm
RE: Religion vs Cult - What are the differences? - by Chad32 - February 3, 2015 at 10:26 pm
RE: Religion vs Cult - What are the differences? - by Tonus - February 4, 2015 at 9:04 am

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