Thanks, I hate tuna shaming.

I was talking more of religions that refer to "God" as a very humanoid entity that actively interferes with the world. I think praying to what is essentially an idealized person who loves you, shares your political views and wants to fix your problems is pretty equivalent to having an imaginary friend. Which is fine, there's nothing wrong with believing things that aren't necessarily true if they help you. I personally use animism to motivate myself to fold clothes properly, even though if I think about it too much it doesn't make sense.

I've read into and find esotericism fascinating and would like to learn more, but I don't think that's really what anyone is talking about here. We really need more words than just "God" to talk about these concepts, it'd make communication much easier.

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