The history of the Church of Rome is a constant leakage of members into such breakaway cults, which go on splitting.

I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too.

If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.

The history of the Church of Rome is a constant leakage of members into such breakaway cults, which go on splitting.

Hierarchy works well in a stable environment.

It's unlikely that the organized religions will get more sectarian... or is it? I am not at all sure.

Where there is dirt there is system. Dirt is the byproduct of a systematic ordering and classification of matter.