Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoA lot of people who try to start a religion are seen as mentally ill. Like Jim Jones, David Koresh, the UFO guy, and L Ron Hubbard. Then could it be a safe bet that Jesus was mentally ill?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down17
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareA lot of people who try to start a religion are seen as mentally ill. Like Jim Jones, David Koresh, the UFO guy, and L Ron Hubbard. Then could it be a safe bet that Jesus was mentally ill?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarestraussbelial@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoI really think the only difference between a religion and a cult is wether the founder is alive or not.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoIirc is defined by size. If the biggest religions were only believed by a few hundred/thousand people they’d be treated like nothing more than the cults they are.
I really think the only difference between a religion and a cult is wether the founder is alive or not.
Iirc is defined by size.
If the biggest religions were only believed by a few hundred/thousand people they’d be treated like nothing more than the cults they are.