Categories of Religion

Feb 13, 2020, 11:55 AM By: Luke Weinhagen, via Brandon Hayes (Core) (expanded) (added “Internecitic Religion”) [E]xamining the effects of belief systems from the frame of symbiosis – Mutualitic Religion – benefit to practitioners and benefit to non-practitioners Commensalitic Religion – benefit to practitioners with no cost to non-practitioner Neutralitic Religion – no benefit to the practitioner and no cost to the non-practitioner Amensalitic Religion – no benefit to the practitioner and harm to the non-practitioner Parasitic Religion – benefit to the practitioner and harm to the non-practitioner Internecitic Religion – harm to the practitioner and harm to the non-practitioner’