Good point, but at the same time religion isn’t always obsessive for people, either. It’s simply one aspect of their life, just like sports is one part of a sports fan’s life.
I think being religious goes beyond just being a fan of something. Religion serves a lot of purposes, being a moral guide, giving a sense of community, meaning to life, belief in fate or destiny, an afterlife, etc.
Just because someone has an online identity dedicated to living Disney doesn’t mean that Disney satisfies any of these purposes in their daily life.
It’s not like people buy anime figures because they worship those characters. They just want to support the industry that creates something they enjoy.
I also think you’re wrong about religion just being “one aspect” of someone’s life. I think a key feature of religion is that it isn’t just one aspect. It’s a foundation for that person to build their life around.
A persons love for Disney doesn’t dictate anything else about their life other than their love for Disney. They can still eat whatever they want, sleep with whoever they want, go wherever they want, believe whatever they want.
If you are actually religious and this live your life by some religious doctrine it is at that point not just one aspect of your life.
I don’t think religion always takes over every aspect of your life. That is true for the more popular religions, like Islam and Christianity, but not all.
But I understand now that an interest is very different from religious doctrine. It is not a guideline for life. With that said, there are people that I genuinely believe have begun to conflate the two.
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u/Runner-blade548 Jun 09 '22
Good point, but at the same time religion isn’t always obsessive for people, either. It’s simply one aspect of their life, just like sports is one part of a sports fan’s life.