BF2S Forums Cult or Religion

I reckon you might be able to use the square-rectangle argument for this, insomuch as a cult is often a far out religious group, but not all religions are cults (although you wouldn't know it from the way people talk on this forum).

jord wrote:

Varegg wrote:

Uzique wrote:

there's no difference between the small batshit insane cults we have today and the multitude of small batshit cults they had back then.

the only difference is that a few of them hit the bigtime and became institutionalized with political-favour and, in turn, power.

The reason for starting a cult, sect or religion haven't changed I agree ... but I don't think level of stupidity has changed much either ...

People are far more skepital and cynical nowadays, what with freedom of speech and modern media.

Questioning religion or being a heathen has gone from being lynched and punishable by death, to being looked down upon by the majority and shunned, to being more accepted, to being completely accepted and growing in numbers with every generation.

agree.  plus we can explain things now like a volcano is not because the man in the sky is angry.

jord wrote:

Varegg wrote:

Uzique wrote:

there's no difference between the small batshit insane cults we have today and the multitude of small batshit cults they had back then.

the only difference is that a few of them hit the bigtime and became institutionalized with political-favour and, in turn, power.

The reason for starting a cult, sect or religion haven't changed I agree ... but I don't think level of stupidity has changed much either ...

People are far more skepital and cynical nowadays, what with freedom of speech and modern media.

Questioning religion or being a heathen has gone from being lynched and punishable by death, to being looked down upon by the majority and shunned, to being more accepted, to being completely accepted and growing in numbers with every generation.

That explains why less people are religious today but then again we are back to the point of what kind of people joins a sect or a cult ... if your thesis is correct it would mean people are actually in these enlightened times more stupid to join than they were 2000 years ago while normal religion attracts less people ...

Or do you think that in earlier times they trusted their educated much more seeing as there were so few of them ... so if an educated "priest" said the volcano erupted because it was Gods will he was more likely to be believed than a similar incident today ...

Again I stress the point that lack of education doesn't default being stupid ...

NAthANSmitt wrote:

A cult is a organization that has a charismatic leader that leads a form of religious service. It may or may not also be very harmful to the members. They are smaller more exclusive organizations also.

Like Apple.

11 Bravo wrote:

so basically its too late to start another popular religion because of evolution?

Have you forgotten Scientology which is stupidly considered a religion?

Last edited by War Man (2010-09-07 16:41:34)

NAthANSmitt wrote:

A cult is a organization that has a charismatic leader that leads a form of religious service. It may or may not also be very harmful to the members. They are smaller more exclusive organizations also.

Good answer. You should post more often stranger :b