Religion

There's a flaw in Western terminology—most of what we might call "religion" is heavily influenced by Protestant Christianity. Religion isn't the best word, but I often don't have a better one to collect many ideas into one concept, but here is a small list of what is often a part of "religion" at least in CYBORG_.

  • Afterlife: What happens when we die?
  • Final Judgment: Eternal rewards and / or punishments
  • Ritual practices: Routines, prayers, credibility enhancing displays (CREDs)
  • Doctrine: Statements of belief or standards of beliefs (to be "in" XYZ religion, you need to believe this way about ABC)
  • In-group characteristics: Other things that indicate belonging to a group, such as clothing / appearance, speech and vernacular, values and standards.
  • Sacred objects: Things that are interacted with in some way and seen as part of worship, ritual or identity.