Wisdom From A wandering mad scientist.
POSITAWESOMISM: A NEW RELIGION IS BORN.
I am doing this because in this day and age we tend to get drowned out in the arguments between the major labels in the religion debate that we tend to overlook that it is we as conscious human beings who have to make the final decision of exactly what to believe in.
So here is my attempt at creating a something to believe in.
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| Inspired by this video |
Positawesomism is what I will call it, I know its quite a mouth full but hold on, we're just getting started. It is described by the words "positive" and "awesome" which are its central pillars. A good start, that's 3 less than Islam.
First I need a theme. I'll do away with applying a typical "theism" concept and instead choose to build a set of philosophies like Buddhism. It is a group of fundamental principles that can be summarized in as few sentences as possible.
10 is way too many and we know that 10 doesn't always work. So I will go with just 2. They have to be relevant now and they have to be relevant when humanity is colonizing Alpha Centauri. Those two core principles are.
1. Stay positive.
2. Keep moving forward.
Like the name implies this new religion of mine is about staying positive. All adherents must strive to become decent human beings. Since religions often copy from each other this is inclusive of the popular Wheatonism philosophy of "Don't be a dick".
Positive behaviour is encouraged while anything that hurts the believer, other believers and even Apositawesomists are shunned. There is no sinning in Positawesomism because of the second pillar.
The second pillar of Positawesomism is to always keep moving forward. Positawesomists are encouraged to become better and better people on a daily basis. This is also an idea taken from other competing religions but the only difference here is that curiosity is heavily encouraged. Not just curiosity in Science but in all manner of disciplines. Say today you don'y know how to dance. You become curious about it and you go out to learn how to dance. Every new bit of new knowledge learned contributes to the overall experience of being a Positawesomist.
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| Every Religion needs a Good Story. |
Every religion needs a great myth that might or might not be true. This is step 2. The myth that I intend to create is called "Children of the Stars". A long time ago great celestial beings died in a cataclysmic cosmic flame. The essence of these star beings eventually became "Life" after thousands of years of being moulded by the grand spirit of Cosmic Evolution.
The descendants of these beings discovered that they could actually connect with their Cosmic heritage by simply staying positive and moving forward. These creatures started movements on their home planet to deepen their understanding of the ancient and vast Cosmos that they came from. They created Science, Art, Music and Language to understand one another, their world and their connection with Positawesomism.
All Positawesomists walk "The Path" that begins at birth and ends at death. "The Path" is the believers journey of staying positive and moving forward which will ultimately connect them with the Universe. This feeling of connection itself is the reward of walking "The Path". It is similar to the Dharma in Hinduism but with more emphasis on understanding the believers position in all physical reality.
Now that's a creation myth.
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| All Positawesomists walk "The Path" |
Step 3 which is my final step will be to chose a propagation method. Islam has birth and marriage and Christianity has the Jehovah's witnesses (much good that has done them). For my choice method of propagation I choose the Internet. The internet has become the main battleground for conventional religions and for the most part it has become a battleground that they consistently end up losing. My religion takes the internet and uses it to its advantage. Wherever there may be a Redditor sharing knowledge to help others, that is where Positawesomism flourishes. Wherever there is a YouTube video teaching skills or expanding a community that's where Positawesomist energy will be.
There's just no stopping it.
So there it is. My new age religion called Positawesomism. In 5 minutes I've created something that might live forever and because of how the Internet works a part of it will live forever. Most religions have a shelf life depending on whether they are adaptable to change. Positawesomism takes the best qualities of modern religions, does away with all the BS and simply tells people to live long, prosper and keep looking up.
Sometimes that's all the timeless wisdom we need.
Sincerely,
SonOfTerra92
First Grand Puba of the Church of Positawesomism. (It's not really a church, more of a commune really)
16/17/2013
