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[–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Religion is a subset of delusion based on the supernatural, yes.

Someone who believes lizard people run the government is delusional but not religious. Someone who believbes lizard people run the government and by praying to the snake god Glycon they can become a lizard person too is both.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    No, that person would be delusional until he can find enough other people who believe the same thing to become a religion. :p

    Don't get me wrong, I think religious people are delusional. It's just that society doesn't treat them that way, because we have somehow convinced ourselves that mass delusions are special.

    Anyway, it's clear we pretty much agree except on the definition of the word 'religion.' Shall we just leave it at that? ;)

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