There is a book called God is Not One, on this very topic.
The essential idea is that each religion addresses a basic problem, for instance, Buddhism actually came about to address the problems of reincarnation and caste system (moksha, by freeing oneself from the original reincarnation and...
Liveable is like pregnant. Either it is, or it isn't. This was the problem (along with outsourcing cheap labor), people wanting liveable to be subjective.
Not paying liveable wages is unethical (and yes, I know plenty of people do just that).
Personally, I don't think unions do anything...
I got 87% for my patron belief system (Taoism), 100% for Unitarian and Mahayana Buddhism, followed by 98% Liberal Quaker, then Paganism, Hinduism, and Sikhism.
You should totally try mine. It's a build-your-own.
Alternatively, you could probably be Jewish. They have some hierarchy but the rabbi are basically viewed as teachers, they're heavily against idols, unless you're Messianic Jewish you won't run into Jesus as a Messiah, and their stance on...
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I usually stick to pescovegetarian diets, as your body will need omega oil, meaning alot of nuts, olives, and veggies (in general, it is better to get oils from source, as there are hidden trans-fats in some storebought oils, even the liquid kind) or just a diet high in fish...
God is thinking about such things. We have free will and have chosen to ignore it. Hence, part of why I dislike atheism, it's like turning our back on all these natural religions.
Ants will probably outlast us.
On the other end of the spectrum, the Christian who says God will punish humanity...
How is a person who can't possibly compete with you, a threat?
I value survival too, but this doesn't pan out. Survival actually dictates kindness, if only to have favors owed when one is later in need.
I would say, it's because of secular "morality" popular in our culture. We used to care...
To replace all other religions? It'd have to be open.
Paradoxically, because human beings want to control each other, the older religions would immediately oppose this religion (this is what happened in Maryland, Calvert founded the state based on religious freedom, and was a Catholic. Years...
What's wrong with "believes". When I say the Apostles Creed, I say, "I believe..."
Belief is what comes from the heart, "knowing" (as ticks me off about atheists) comes from an overdeveloped sense of arrogance. It is impossible to know 100% anything. Beliefs come from the fact that that life is...
This sounds like... what you'd want to be the case, and not what you actually believe. This misses the mark of being a religion, and heads into sociopolitical territory.
Also the religious beliefs from the post before have already been done (mostly by conservative Christianity, which these ones...
You need a faith, so I should tell you why you should be in mine?
So... you want to be told what to do religiously. My faith is about people deciding for themselves.
Here's mine, but you must join only because you want to. We have cake though, and this is why you should join.
Aiken, or "loving fist", was a religion typed up by me when I was about 18. It combines martial arts disciple with Eastern religion (Taoism, Shintoism, and folk animism) and with Christianity.
I made a link here.
Basically, very open beliefs. No formalized temple, so you attend any church or...
Nice OP btw. You just called everyone who worships religion an idiot for an ego boost. An ego boost that wasn't even valid, because it shows how little you actually know.
Scientific evidence I've seen so far proves the existence of Big Bang and Evolution, among other things. It does not...
I define atheism as a religion/belief system.
Belief in no God/gods/whatever else, is still a belief. There's some that are like "I refuse to accept that atheism is a religion" well it kinda still is.
Prophecy in the Bible was a very tricky business. You had to be sure you were right because false prophets had some pretty hefty punishments (for one thing, it it was actually false, the prophet wouldn't even be recorded but stricken from the record, not to mention killed).
Within the...
It does in this discussion. Atheism is to be saved from... wait for it... other religions.
In terms of being directly saved, as in, you'll die if you don't join this cult, there are some, but alot of the things to be saved from are not actually death-inducing.
For instance, you could create a...
I think Satan was an attempt to explain how the universe has evil.
I prefer a more Taoist, "because God is good and evil" assessment (and/or some evil being of human free will origin), because otherwise you run in to the problem of God still letting something like that exist when he's supposed...
You ever have deja vu? You're basically seeing something that's already happened. Your brain has what's called foretelling dreams (it helps if you practice remembering dreams), that sort of loop ahead in time, since time isn't 100% linear.
Now let's say in advance "this situation feels...