No
Atheism is the disbelief in God, not an organized religion or really a religion at all so it doesn't have or need a hierarchy.
An autonomous religion is one that is independent and self-governing, without a central authority figure or hierarchy. It operates based on its own principles, beliefs, and practices, without being subject to external control or influence.
No such thing, man made - organized religion, the apostolic church had no hierarchy.
Religion is a creation of mankind, therefore it would cease to exist if man were no longer here. If animals got smart enough then sure.
The caliphs/emirs/sultans and the scholars and judges
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Sumerian citystates were originally theocracies.
Join the ruling religion and move up the hierarchy.
Government/religion/beliefs
A cult has an alternate motive for personal gain and is usually all about the leader's opinion and only profits the hierarchy. A religion is for the better good of a people or civilization, has no alternate motive, but to do good to another for the bettering of their life, without total, or any, selfishness.
Im gonna answer this plain and simple just because i hate when people dont answer me directly and then i dont know what they're saying....so the answer to your question is No, Sikhs do not have a Hierarchy
You need energy to survive, so you cannot survive without energy.