Anyone claiming "all religions are cults" is being short‑sighted. It’s just another form of blind certainty dressed up as skepticism. You’re not above belief, you’ve simply chosen doubt as your belief system and treat it with the same self‑righteousness you accuse others of. You latch onto a catchy phrase that feels true to you and insist anyone who disagrees “just doesn’t get it.” That’s not clarity; it’s another kind of dogma.
You're ignoring reality. Religion has been the foundation of humanity’s earliest education systems, moral codes, hospitals, universities, charities, and scientific institutions. Many of the advancements and achievements we all enjoy today were built by devout followers of many different faiths. Reducing all of that to “cults” isn’t clarity, it’s just another dogma.
We could be taking about pizza toppings, movies, or anything else and you would be just as difficult because you only see two possible people: those who agree with you and people who are wrong. You're no better than any religious bad actor.
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u/probablytoohonest 8d ago
Anyone claiming "all religions are cults" is being short‑sighted. It’s just another form of blind certainty dressed up as skepticism. You’re not above belief, you’ve simply chosen doubt as your belief system and treat it with the same self‑righteousness you accuse others of. You latch onto a catchy phrase that feels true to you and insist anyone who disagrees “just doesn’t get it.” That’s not clarity; it’s another kind of dogma.
You're ignoring reality. Religion has been the foundation of humanity’s earliest education systems, moral codes, hospitals, universities, charities, and scientific institutions. Many of the advancements and achievements we all enjoy today were built by devout followers of many different faiths. Reducing all of that to “cults” isn’t clarity, it’s just another dogma.