Is religion a society within a society? Or a cultural imperative existing in a multicultural enviorment?

Answer 1

Most religions would meet the qualifications of a sub-culture (a culture within a larger culture). But how significant membership in that group is varies widely from little more than accepting the name (I'm a Presbyterian, I guess) to a very strong sense of identification with the group (I'm always first in line when we do the Kool-Aid drinking drills).

Answer 2

Religion is a way that a band of people explain the mystifying facets of life.
It used to be that the lands were so sparsely populated that there were tribes, and each one was relatively independent of each other.
Gods actually belonged to tribes. It made perfect sense to tribes that another tribe would have a different god that it answered to.
In fact, they rather expected that their own god would reign over them, and the other tribe was powerfully affected by some other god.
It wasn't until Abraham that the idea that other gods couldn't even exist took hold.
If not for Abraham, we might all just get along!!!
But everywhere you turned, one god had to kick another god's a**, and then societies started really intermixing, and we got all mixed up.
So, until science can worship the mysteries of that which we can never quite know, and replace religion with its own brand of mysticism, we will not resolve this.
But all major Western religion claims its parentage from one person, and has the same person to blame.

Answer 3

One must only take a look at the theory of change being a constant. Religious ideology, a culturally imperative existence and even multi-cultural environment would all fit under this theorum of constant change, so all (both) would apply, being mutually inclusive, and exclusive at the same time.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

No No!
It's a paradox within and enigma looking for a paradigm and unhappy unless it gets a metaphysical relocating probiscus of a epithelial system encroaching on it's habitual diadem.

Nothing like a little talking over peoples heads to puff up our overweaning egos in the evening.

Answer 6

some religions are considered cults, and The USA is all about separation of church and state so I'm gonna say a society in a society, because it further separates people.

Answer 7

Social Construction without borders.

Answer 8

One of several possible cultures, if cultures generate attitudes and perspectives, as they must. Though I wouldn't say imperative.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Neither. Religion is a psychological coping mechanism characterized by symptoms similar to those of delusional disorder.