re cults vs religions bill ray ray engr latech edu wrote james thomas green jgreen trumpet calpoly edu wrote so in conclusion it can be shown that there is essentially no logical argument which clearly differentiates a cult from a religion i challenge anyone to produce a distinction which is clear and can t be easily knocked down how about this one a religion is a cult which has stood the test of time just like history is written by the winners and not the losers from what i ve seen of religions a religion is just a cult that was so vile and corrupt it was able to exert it s doctrine using political and military measures perhaps if koresh withstood the onslaught for another couple of months he would have started attracting more converts due to his strength hence becoming a full religion and not just a cult carl christensen dept of computer science christen astro ocis temple edu temple university curiouser and curiouser lc philadelphia pa usa
