an anarchist
Your local anarchist.
I intend to worship Julius Ceaser. Currently, I am acquiring the things I need to build a shrine to him. When I tell this to people, they are at first puzzled. It seems bizarre at first perhaps, but to me it seems logical to worship a man who verifiably existed more so than to worship a deity with no verification of existence.
Though we know man exists, we know man is flawed and often "evil". Perhaps this is why in modern times the worship of man is out of practice. Yet, there are those who argue that man is truly great, perhaps even special. We can reach the stars (soon enough). We can change the world. We have so much power, yet at the same time, we are powerless when it comes to our own mortality. One reason or another, man is no longer widely worshipped.
Is there a "soul"? Is there a conscious essence of a being left when the mortal body dies? Who knows with certainty? Only the dead perhaps. But I know for certain Julius Ceaser existed at one point. Do I know for certain that any god of any religion exists? No, that is an impossibility to know with certainty. So, I wager my time, effort, and resources attempting to acquire mana from the spirit of Julius Ceaser. I will eventually seek out other gods and build shrines, the more mana the better. But I will start with Ceaser. He is a great inspiration to me.
I know the human mind to be extraordinary, perhaps the most extraordinary biological organ to ever exist (biased, of course). Whether man reaches the threshold of being categorized as a "god" is a topic of debate. I am of the opinion that I am a god. I have the power to change the world. I know not if I will persist once my mortal body has passed on, but I know that I once was. And while I am, I can change the whole world, and so can you.
My point is that man (such as myself) has "godly" powers. And man is right in front of me, so why not worship man?
Julius Ceaser renamed the month he was born in after himself, and two thousand years later, I am born in the month of July. I just am awed and want that type of lasting influence on humanity.
It's always going to be a gamble, choosing who or what to worship. Because you might be worshipping something entirely fiction. To some, that does not matter, but to me it does, at least partially.
So that is my logic for worshipping a man (Julius Ceaser) as opposed as to worshipping a more traditional object of faith.
I hope to have disciples and worshippers one day myself. I will eventually worship myself in earnest as well. I have yet found a person alive who I want to follow/worship, and I fear that man is me.
Though we know man exists, we know man is flawed and often "evil". Perhaps this is why in modern times the worship of man is out of practice. Yet, there are those who argue that man is truly great, perhaps even special. We can reach the stars (soon enough). We can change the world. We have so much power, yet at the same time, we are powerless when it comes to our own mortality. One reason or another, man is no longer widely worshipped.
Is there a "soul"? Is there a conscious essence of a being left when the mortal body dies? Who knows with certainty? Only the dead perhaps. But I know for certain Julius Ceaser existed at one point. Do I know for certain that any god of any religion exists? No, that is an impossibility to know with certainty. So, I wager my time, effort, and resources attempting to acquire mana from the spirit of Julius Ceaser. I will eventually seek out other gods and build shrines, the more mana the better. But I will start with Ceaser. He is a great inspiration to me.
I know the human mind to be extraordinary, perhaps the most extraordinary biological organ to ever exist (biased, of course). Whether man reaches the threshold of being categorized as a "god" is a topic of debate. I am of the opinion that I am a god. I have the power to change the world. I know not if I will persist once my mortal body has passed on, but I know that I once was. And while I am, I can change the whole world, and so can you.
My point is that man (such as myself) has "godly" powers. And man is right in front of me, so why not worship man?
Julius Ceaser renamed the month he was born in after himself, and two thousand years later, I am born in the month of July. I just am awed and want that type of lasting influence on humanity.
It's always going to be a gamble, choosing who or what to worship. Because you might be worshipping something entirely fiction. To some, that does not matter, but to me it does, at least partially.
So that is my logic for worshipping a man (Julius Ceaser) as opposed as to worshipping a more traditional object of faith.
I hope to have disciples and worshippers one day myself. I will eventually worship myself in earnest as well. I have yet found a person alive who I want to follow/worship, and I fear that man is me.
