On Thursday 09 Jun 2005 14:32, Daniel Carrera wrote: > Tim Fairchild wrote: > > That is possibly a point of view. What one person calls a religion is > > called a cult by another. > > Well... these words have definitions. They may be a bit fuzzy and there > is a large gray area. But there are some things you can definitely say > is a cult and not a religion (and viceversa). Number of followers is one > or the traits that make a religion (not that it's relevant to StarWars).
Hmm. I've been looking up definitions of 'religion' and it's pretty broad and there is a lot of debate. Jedi looks to be covered under some of the definitions at least :) http://www.religioustolerance.org/rel_defn.htm http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=religion etc... And I think I'll give it a break there. Jedi looks religious enough for me. I'll go with Han on this one. I think George wanted it to have a religious/mystical feel... tim -- --------------------------------------------------------- Tim & Therese Fairchild Atchafalaya Border Collies. Kuttabul, Queensland, Australia. --------------------------------------------------------- Email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage http://www.bcs4me.com Photos http://www.pbase.com/amosf ---------------------------------------------------------
