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Miram · 31-35, F
We? I don't know everyone. I hardly know myself.
I don't like jumping all religions together because that's exactly what most do to answer this sort of questions.
I'm not religious. I am more of en empiricist that don't hold on to certainties.
There were days when I have prayed though when I was younger.. did I need it? Maybe since no one was by my side. Who is to say it didn't keep me going despite the lack of answers?
Rigidity (like in this post and the answers) and belief in a single path is actually something many religions denounce as a human weakness to be avoided especially in Hinduism.
I see that people are still to learn what makes a religion a religion, never mind whether or not it's necessary.
I don't like jumping all religions together because that's exactly what most do to answer this sort of questions.
I'm not religious. I am more of en empiricist that don't hold on to certainties.
There were days when I have prayed though when I was younger.. did I need it? Maybe since no one was by my side. Who is to say it didn't keep me going despite the lack of answers?
Rigidity (like in this post and the answers) and belief in a single path is actually something many religions denounce as a human weakness to be avoided especially in Hinduism.
I see that people are still to learn what makes a religion a religion, never mind whether or not it's necessary.
Miram · 31-35, F
@puck61 In academics rarely is the word cult used because it has a negative connotation which is highly subjective. I can understand things like Branch Davidians being called cultists but often the usage is expanded to any spiritual movements or religious syncretism involving a group of followers.