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Originally Posted by Mike Semen
I do understand where you are coming from.
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.
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You are correct. Mormon is also considered a cult. I just finished a world religion class and those two cults where used to define the difference between a cult and religion. I am an atheist so I have an outside view. They don't bother me. Some people need that shit, more power to them. We have choices. I was raised Roman Catholic and now I am an atheists. See CHOICE! haha I still scratch my head though when I hear the stories from their teachings and think, SERIOULY??? PEOPLE ACTUALLY BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED??? haha But hey if that is what it takes to feel good fine. I know a lot of atheists that are way fucked in the head and in denial over life, I call them angry atheists. So whatever.
