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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Uh... No? A religion is a belief system shared by many people. Organization, let alone hierarchies is optional but not at all necessary. For example as a Muslim I'd argue that at least mainstream Sunni Islam (excluding deviant groups such as Sufists) doesn't fit the Western concept of organized religion. Setting aside the merits and demerits of religion, it feels to me that discussion on this topic on English-speaking media is very eurocentric for the conclusions it attempts to reach.

[–] yetiftw 3 points 2 weeks ago

to be honest Judaism isn't particularly organized either. there is no central authority past each synagogue's own rabbi and even then their "authority" is rather limited