Comment on People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 13 hours agoRight, immediately made me think of TempleOS, where were the articles then claiming people are losing loved ones to programming fueled spiritual fantasies.
Krimika@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Cult. Religion. What’s the difference?
chaogomu@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Is the leader alive or not? Alive is likely a cult, dead is usually religion.
The next question is how isolated from friends and family or society at large are the members. More isolated is more likely to be a cult.
Other than that, there’s not much difference.
The usual setup is a cult is formed and then the second or third leader opens things up a bit and transitions it into just another religion… But sometimes a cult can be born from a religion as a small group breaks off to follow a charismatic leader.