That’s so true. A lot of people who seek God are in vulnerable places so it's easier to manipulate them. I do follow a religion, but I genuinely believe all religions, at their core, are about living honestly and being kind, because we know what it’s like to suffer. Better to do that than follow cultish practices.
I don't believe in any god but i absolutely agree with you.
Sadly when people hurt too much their judgment of things and people gets clouded~_~ hence why they're more likely to fall for these kind of cults, it sucks, it's literally misery breeding misery
I totally understand you. "God" to me is goodness/kindness in this world. And yes, it's heartbreaking how pain can cloud someone's perception, making them more susceptible to manipulation. It really is a cycle of misery feeding on more misery.
No but, their parent falling for a cult because they were going through a though time is actually very real horror content
(i would argue that religions that force you to only meet with people of the same religion are actually cults trying to push you towards cutting off your other relationships so that you're lonelier, more depressed and easier to control are also good irl horror content but that's not what this is about, i just find most monotheist religions scary and i wanted to talk about it because i'm scared for some of my friends)