• GravenImage [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    a set of beliefs and practices based around a shared moral and ideological belief, so yes, it is a religion.

    >libs trying to argue marxism or science is a religion

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
      2·
      4 years ago

      So, coming from an anthropology perspective - Lots of things are religions. It's not a big deal. Chicago School economics is a religion. Liberal economics is a religion. Marxism, scientific or not, is a religion. "The Revolution" is an eschatological conflict at the end of history, at once immanent in our lives yet also constantly occupying the horizon of time.

      Something being a religion doesn't comment on it's moral qualities or truth value or whatever, it's just a descriptive term. And Veganism, with it's distinctive beliefs, moral code, dietary restrictions, cultural markers, etc etc etc, counts.