I am one of those people.

Does having a one-man religion that you just follow yourself count?

I think there are people who need to believe in something outside of themselves and because religions are the most common go to, yet older ones seem to not quite line up with today's thinking particularly in the states, creating newer ones or patching bits and pieces that make sense just seems the next logical step to them.

My thoughts on it, if it helps them get through the day and they don't put it on anyone else, I really don't care.

I consider myself an eclectic pagan. To me it's more a spiritual mishmash of activities that help me connect to my inner self as well as to the natural world around me. I don't pray. I occasionally will do a ritual if I feel the need. Most importantly, at least to me, I don't push it on anyone else. No harm, no foul.

If what I do keeps me calm and centered, and helps me learn to not beat the hell out of some idiot who desperately deserves it, I think it's a grand thing.

I am atheist pagan. I don't consider it a religion. I feel like it is being more in touch with the earth. I don't do magic or cast spells. I don't worship any of the old gods or goddesses. I like and respect them for what they are. Archetypes to explain the world around them, the unexplainable to the primitive people. People ask me if I'm Wiccan. I am not. It is as much of an organized religion with all the things that are required, as much as Christianity.

Lol all bullshit.

I have as much use for them as I do for any other religion.
Which is none.

*Bene Gesserit.

Eh, I'm fine with new religions as long as they don't try to convert me. They stay on their side and I stay on mine. I mean, I sometimes wonder if the First United Church of Cthulhu and the Esoteric Order of Dagon groups are being serious or not, but that's about as far as my curiosity goes.

Wica has been around for years. I've met some people who practice it over the years. My special needs daughter has dabbled in it but is also into crystals, psychic readings and new age.

Neo-religions are potentially just as bad as archeo-religions. (Is that a word? Or is now!) The only bright side is that for some "practioners" they are either protest religious (like the Flying Spaghetti Monster) or more a fandom thing (Jedi), rather than sincere beliefs.

Just like att opther religions, an "escape from freedom" (see Erich Fromm's book by the same name).

Bullshit by any other name still smells as rank.

It sounds like people are getting bored, so they come up with other things to idolize/worship.

I'm hoping this is what it looks like when releigon dies.