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Old 05-29-2003, 04:37 PM  
BRISK
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At some point in history, all the currently established religions started with a very small group of followers. Once they gained enough followers, they became established and accepted as a religion.

Christianity didn't always have 1 billion followers, there was a time when it was just a bunch of dudes fucking around in the desert. At the time, I'm sure there was plenty of people that thought that Christianity was a pretty crazy idea, especially the Romans, but over time Christians were able to brainwash enough people to gain followers and the numbers grew and grew. Eventually a following gains that critical mass of believers and it becomes accepted in society as a legitimate religion.

So anyways, my point is that I look at religions like christianity or islam as just a socially acceptable cult. They began as a cult, and they're still a cult today, but they're accepted because there are enough people that are believers, and of course 1 billion sheeple can't be wrong.
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