You use "cult" in derogation. But the root of "cult" is the Latin cultus, from which we take "cultivation", and refers to the upbringing and training of people as much as the harvesting of food. There are good cults and bad cults, but nothing wrong with the structured training of persons, simpliciter.
There are wicked generations and pious generations of men. Ours is clearly the former. Whether you think some decentralized philosophy nonetheless united by a special DNA is the "true way", or whether it is true religion, there is no doubt that the throngs of the iniquitous outnumber us all. Why then should a cult's "dying" be proof of its lack of worth? Has not the cultus that you affirm, namely a cognizance of one's people and traditions, or one's identity and responsibility, likewise been dying for generations?
So you have said two irrelevant things. Being raised in a cult is neither good nor bad, in itself, nor is one's cult waning any indication of its truth.
That you learned better is clearly an arguable matter. It is not clear whether you ever had a real depth of knowledge of the Catholic faith to begin with. I suspect that if you did, you would not speak of it with such disdain, even if you did not count yourself among its ranks.
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You use "cult" in derogation. But the root of "cult" is the Latin cultus, from which we take "cultivation", and refers to the upbringing and training of people as much as the harvesting of food. There are good cults and bad cults, but nothing wrong with the structured training of persons, simpliciter.
There are wicked generations and pious generations of men. Ours is clearly the former. Whether you think some decentralized philosophy nonetheless united by a special DNA is the "true way", or whether it is true religion, there is no doubt that the throngs of the iniquitous outnumber us all. Why then should a cult's "dying" be proof of its lack of worth? Has not the cultus that you affirm, namely a cognizance of one's people and traditions, or one's identity and responsibility, likewise been dying for generations?
So you have said two irrelevant things. Being raised in a cult is neither good nor bad, in itself, nor is one's cult waning any indication of its truth.
That you learned better is clearly an arguable matter. It is not clear whether you ever had a real depth of knowledge of the Catholic faith to begin with. I suspect that if you did, you would not speak of it with such disdain, even if you did not count yourself among its ranks.
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