Yes

Buddhism and Hinduism mainly

Zoroastronism

Gnosticism

Paganism

Buddhism is less a religion and more a philosophy

and besides, isn't about betterment of society - more about self-satisfaction

Hinduism is more about accepting your lot in life, no matter how untouchable you are.

Paganism is about the most self-servicing - and ill-defined - religion I can think of.

Part of the problem is that people who are Christian, for instance, view something like Buddhism through a Christian lens. I've seen Christians freak out about buddha statues like they were idol-worship.

Not at all what's going on there.

Make Iran Zoroastrian Again

I'll be honest, I don't know shit from zoroastronism.

Zoroastrianism is the Ultima Underworld of religions. You don't know it, but your [Modern Western Religion] had a big Zarathustra shaped hardon

Is basically my understanding of it

Anyway, the key component linking any of these things, and only *remotely* making Buddhism a religion, is the supernatural element - Usually an afterlife.

Buddhism is absolutely a religion. It has gods and afterlives.

Buddhism is a philosophy most traditionally layered atop Hinduism.

Buddhist pillars don't require the supernatural, though.

well... Aside from Nirvana and reincarnation...

@Vigil "People of faith are generally good. I oppose demagogues who bastardise the holy books to fulfil their own bigotry" -- except that's exactly what you did, hateful bigot, when you so dishonestly mangled and misinterpreted a Bible passage, then doubled down and lied some more about it. The truth of the matter is, you've been little but a passive aggressive bigot and bully.

It's like... kinda... almost sorta... but not quite...?

I quoted the Bible

Max calm the fuck down

Am I a bigot if I oppose bigotry? I'm curious

Further., @Vigil , youy are a completely dishonest hypocrite who joins hateful Atheist ideologues who LIE about relgiion, LIE about the Church--like you lied with your abusive, bigoted ideologue out-of context Bible quote--and you say NOTGHING about the MUTLIPLE lies your friends here told.

I'm not even atheist

The truth of the matter is you are not a follower of Christ or his message. You lie about the Bible, you lie about Christians.

I'm agnostic and live in a Christian manner

If I lie about Christians do you deny my assertion that most religious people are generally well-meaning?

@Vigil I didn't say you were an Atheist. I said you were a dishonest bigot who mangkled te Bible on purpose in a malicious way. Which is what you did. You also called me out for bad behavior but refused toa ccknowledge your vicious Atheist bigot friends for THEIR multiple lies. You are a hypocrite, who poses as if you have some values. You do not. You're doing nothing projecting your own bigotry, and that of your friends.

Max, sit the fuck down, mate. Take a breath.

@Vigil I'm not interested in your position that most religious people are well-meaning, because it's not jrelevant to the fact that you and your friends are behaving like a bunch of lying, hateful bullies, and you have one set of standards for them and another for others. You're just a bigot and bully who lies about history and lies about religion, just like the rest. BUt you're real good at playing victim.

If I'm a bigot for standing against supposed Christians making fun of people for being poor and fatherless, then yeah, I'm a bigot

I'm not even a victim here

I just think you're a hypocrite and a bad person

@Vigil You were called out for dishonesty with the Bible, sir. Try being a man and just admitting you were out of line.

I quoted the Bible

Elisha and the Two Bears

@Vigil You LIED with the Bible, and you know it, by quoting out of context, and mischaracterizing it. You're still maintaining that lie. And playing victim.

Max?