And if Soupism is not a religion, what is it?

Careful, I hear religions based on the concept of soup-remacy aren't popular these days.

No, I don’t think you could call soupism a religion. In my own thinking, I’m not sure I ever identified the word “supernatural” as the unknown thing that takes something from a lifestyle or ideology to a religion, but I think you might be on to something. To me, what’s important is that a religion tacitly acknowledges the big universal questions of life (What am I doing here? How should I live my life? What happens after I die?) by giving mostly unquestionable answers to their followers. I wouldn’t call soupists, or even vegans, a group with much stricter rules, distinct moral beliefs, and culture a religion for that reason.

>>1431
your point about vegans is good

>>1431
s/supernatural/soupernatural

Kidding aside, you raise a good point. But the distinction gets a bit blurred with cults, which may also provide "answers" to some of those questions you cited.

>>1435
I think cults are a subset of religion, or maybe the larval stage of religion. Lots of popular religions started with a cult of personality.