Karzkin

Not all white people are caucasian, not all caucasian people are white, not all black people are african, and not all negroid people are black. There are defining characteristics of ...

While I think the father (or the people who will raise the child even if they are not the father) and the mother's health-care professional may offer their opinion, the ...

So would you be happier is we called it agnostic and non-agnostic?

You're confusing Gnosticism (the religion) and gnosticism (the ideology/position on truth). Kind of like the difference between Classical music (stuff from 1720s-1830s) and classical music (anything t

Really? That's the first time I've seen it in this forum (that I can remember). Still, accurate chart is accurate.

Jaaaayuzz! Woo!

I suppose the answer is that something will turn from religion to mythology when people no longer are willing to sacrifice to become that figure or notion that they would ...

But 100x, governments are removed when they stop being relevant or effective - that's what elections are for. Old government out, new government in. Running with your example, if the ...

But what I want to know, Snoinkus, is when something shifts from cult to mythology. When did the cult of zues stop being a religion and start being a myth? ...

The goal isn't to annoy Rubric, it's just the icing on the cake. I'm all up for serious discussion. Woo! Indoctrinating children is wrong. Fighting against rationality, except, arguably, when ...

Right you are Flower. Why is a difference between mythology and religion? Anomalous instances of allegorical myths tying into religion like Cole mentioned aside, the running theme with myths is ...

100x, I don't think religion/cults are evil - I don't think anything is evil. 'Evil' is absolute wrong, and there is no such thing as absolute wrong. I think religion/cults ...

Yeah, people should have an aversion to cults. But like I quizzed Rubric on, what makes christianity or judaism not a cult? Like I said, the definition is so broad ...

Sure am. I'm not a passive atheist, I'm morally opposed to cults, particularly the terrible things cultists do in their name(s) (can't you tell?). When people talk about cults here ...

Soooooo what you're saying is the difference between a cult and religion is somewhat abstract and definitely arbitrary? And if you're not vested, you wouldn't mind if I referred to ...