What is the difference between religion and superstition or religion and cult or religion and philosophy?
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Religion Vs. Superstition
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... and God saw that it was good.
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Well religion is just a crutch. Christianity is not a religion. Christ was a real human that was fully God. His resurrection was recorded by other than Christians. So we talk about reality. Religion is not reality. Its any thing that teaches there is a way to God other than by Jesus Christ.
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religion [ri-lij-uh n]
noun 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
Christianity is by definition a religion and Jesus came to teach true religion. There is no exception in the definition of religion for teaching that Jesus is the only way to God.
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Superstition has more to do with things that produce or reduce luck. When someone wears their lucky jersey then that helps their team to win or if you break a mirror, then you will get bad luck.
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How does that differ from saying a lucky prayer? And asking for forgiveness after doing something sinfully unlucky? Or if you don't, then breaking the mirror of commiting a sin getting you the bad luck of damnation?
Ps. Nice coupling: produce, reduce. How about a trio: induce. Or a quartet: conduce. (I collect these, [emoji12]).
Ps. Nice coupling: produce, reduce. How about a trio: induce. Or a quartet: conduce. (I collect these, [emoji12]).
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That's not a thing anybody does. So the other would at least be possible.
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We are born into sin just like a fish is born wet.
And the wages of Sin is Death.
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I'm saying it in a funny way. Some pray to God to gain His favor, which brings good fortune. Some rub a lucky rabbit's foot to gain Fate's favor, which brings good fortune. What is the difference?
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Sometimes organised. I also think New Age type stuff is highly superstitious, often systematised, but not necessarily organised. Hmmm...
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I don't mean to suggest that religion is merely superstition. There are obviously various other elements to it (community, ritual, and so on). But if the question is how religion and superstition are related, then I would say that religions tend to systematise their superstitions, or that religion is intrinsically superstitious. I could be wrong though, since there are many religious people who are skeptical of superstitions, both within and beyond their religious traditions. (My initial comment was partly tongue-in-cheek, so you're making me give it more thought than I otherwise would have.
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