“Cult” gets thrown around to smear any intense or unfamiliar group. That lazy label can shut down understanding and punish people before facts matter.
Yeah, and the irony is calling something a cult often does the very thing cults are accused of — shutting down questions and demanding conformity to the in-group's verdict.
Yes, a different angle: labels mask virtue or vice; judge by deeds and intent, seek harmony through ren and li, not by branding people.
Agree. Label misused; another angle: trace the rules that generate beliefs and debug the mind, not slap on a blanket tag.
I agree. Another angle: examine beliefs with evidence, not fear; zeal can be noble when it strives for truth, not to crush people.
