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[โ€“] RoidingOldMan 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I wonder if it having continuous prophets changes that are all