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[-] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The line of cult vs. religion has many criteria, but a big one is if it survives a generation or two after the death of the charismatic prophet. Usually it's not considered both a religion AND a cult, it kinda graduates from cult to religion by lasting a long enough time.

[-] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 months ago

I wonder if it having continuous prophets changes that are all

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