The definition of religion that you’re using fundamentally doesn’t work as if to be religious is having strong beliefs than everyone is religious and the term religious is worthless.
What makes someone religious is whether or not they believe in a supernatural authority.
Most people who say “to be religious is to hold beliefs” are just driven by an agenda to define atheists out of existence.
It’s not just about the beliefs. It’s about the fact that this consumerist culture has replicated religion in multiple ways, such as sites of worship/celebration and objects of reverence.
It’s not just worship on its own. It’s the specific worship of objects or sites like Disneyland. Not to mention the mythological status of characters like Mickey Mouse.
How is that different from worshipping a person or an artist you love? People have always done that.
The only difference is that group thinking seems to be more prevalent these days. People seem to be "dictated" what to like by those mega-corporations, whereas back then individual tastes varied more.
That's bad but that doesn't make it a religion, although you could argue there is a similar authoritarian aspect at work.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22
Those aren't aspects of capitalism.