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Reddit-runner t1_j6ogxxd wrote

Reply to comment by TLDReddit73 in TIL about cargo cults, where indigenous people of small tropical islands would perform elaborate rituals to mimic air traffic control and marching patterns after witnessing airplanes drop supplies on airforce bases during world war II. by sciencedit

But that's exactly the same as for any other religion!

Same bs, but since it's routed in culture most people don't realise it.

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DMRexy t1_j6oksuz wrote

At least their religion has some basis in reality, even if they got the details wrong.

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A_brown_dog t1_j6p1y07 wrote

That's the point, they literally saw gifts coming from heaven and some people riding chariots of fire flying through the skies, that religion is the only real one so far

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