Is it, though? As I see it part of my confusion when younger is that I only really thought of religion as one thing. By expanding what we think of as religion it changes the category in a way that is more useful to us. As I think of it, it’s like taking back a word that we’ve let a few organizations take away from us and control the meaning of.
I’m having a hard time seeing the difference between “expanding what we think of as religion” and “define religion so broadly it captures almost every group activity people are highly invested in”.
Is it, though? As I see it part of my confusion when younger is that I only really thought of religion as one thing. By expanding what we think of as religion it changes the category in a way that is more useful to us. As I think of it, it’s like taking back a word that we’ve let a few organizations take away from us and control the meaning of.
I’m having a hard time seeing the difference between “expanding what we think of as religion” and “define religion so broadly it captures almost every group activity people are highly invested in”.
ETA: localdeity said it far better.