Professional golfers also satisfy points 1, 7, 8 and 10.
Although note that some sociologists have argued that modern sports do in fact act functionally like religions, although that claim is mainly made about the sports fans. So I’m not sure this is helpful, other than to suggest that religion is such a vague supercategory that noting that something has aspects of it just isn’t helpful.
Although note that some sociologists have argued that modern sports do in fact act functionally like religions, although that claim is mainly made about the sports fans. So I’m not sure this is helpful, other than to suggest that religion is such a vague supercategory that noting that something has aspects of it just isn’t helpful.