Politics/Religion

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Actually Religions aren't defined as ways of bettering yourself (debate starts LOL, jk)

"Religion (see etymology below) is commonly defined as a group of beliefs concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices, values, institutions and rituals associated with such belief. It is sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system. In the course of the development of religion, it has taken many forms in various cultures and individuals.


Occasionally, the word "religion" is used in the more restrictive sense of "organized religion" – that is, an organization of people supporting the exercise of some religion, often taking the form of a legal entity (see religion-supporting organization).

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The definition of religion used here would exclude systems such as Advaita Hinduism and Theravada Buddhism, classifying them instead as philosophies."

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So you are both right and wrong, it depends on the context.

And the debate ends.

Terra Flata

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srry if i killed this topic bc of stupidity.

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Well they never really blamed Shinto either, or Polytheism from Greek, Roman, Egyptian, probobly have blamed Paganism, but I think they do call us Paganists. I don't think they've blamed Russian Orthodox either, but in all honesty, Cathlic, Orthodox (enter country name), Methodist, its all a form of Christianity in the end.