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So we call them a cult instead?
I am much less familiar with religions other than christianity, but I don't think what what Pete90 said was technically wrong, given my limited understanding. I do however agree with you that we should use language more precisely.
I agree with his generic statement too, when applied to most religions. The one I studied the most is Islam and this does not apply. For instance it got the planetary model right around year 640, at a time when science was wrong about it (see reference below).
I copied the comment about not conflating all religions with Christianity from someone in a different thread because this is unfortunately what I see over and over again not only here on Lemmy but on "the other site" too, I guess because of the demographic typically using them and certainly the lack of awareness regarding other religions.
https://quran.com/13/2