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Originally Posted by D
Yeah... I understand your point - but I hope you also get my greater meaning.
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I do understand where you are coming from.
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Originally Posted by D
Today's 'religions' were yesterday's 'cults.'
Some of today's 'cults' were yesterday's 'religions.'
The only thing that really separates the two is during what year and what geographic location you happen to be standing...
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I disagree. There are a number of other things which seperate the two:
The ultimate aim of the phenomenon.
Philosophical premises.
i.e. are they after religious or mystical experience (the basis of the major traditions) or a protection mechainism, (animism etc), or making money/gaining power (most New Religous Movements).
You can argue this shit from various points of view. Ultimately my own reflex is to call Scientology a cult as it was brought into being by a crooked Science Fiction author.