Whats the difference between a cult and a religion?

[Zidneya]

Actually they do. And it's because of that huge resemblance that the difference between a cult and a religion is so hard to see. That's why I started this thread in the first place. To see if there was a fact that I didn't take in count. And that most of the replies agreed with me in some level gives me the reason.

Finding non-religious people in agreement that may tend to be antagonistic to religion does not form a reasonable conclusion. Put if you just wanted to hear what you expected to hear, I guess that makes sense.

So the most impartial opinions are the ones who comes from religious people?(whichtherefore support and defend religion). Seem to me that asking people that don't belong to neither religion nor cult provides the most impartial and rational answers.

And people agreeing with me is the last thing I expected to happen.

You kind of have a condesendent tone in your replies by the way.