A New Religion

[rogue06]

Pirate. Gold. duh.

Which you use to obtain bacon with. Just figured you would cut out the middle man.

[Faber]

Not a new religion by any means.

Sounds like one I left fifty years ago.

[firstfloor]

But:
Definition of God
1. God is expressed in the words and deeds of human beings.

So do a deed, God. Make me a gold brick. Pirates like gold, ya know. It would be a good deed.

[firstfloor]

Very similar to the Unitarian Universalist Church, which has existed for many years.

[Boxing Pythagoras]

Perhaps, but it is the core of every religion

It's not the core of my religion. Nor was it the core of my religion when I was a Christian. It's possible that it's common to some religions, but it's certainly not common to every religion.

The fact that it is the common core tells us that all the other paraphernalia including creeds and holy books are redundant

In what way does this make creeds and writings redundant? Perhaps you mean "extraneous?"

and even a distraction from the purpose of religion which presumably is communion with God.

Again, not the purpose of my religion. And mine is certainly not unique in that respect. Even a number of theistic religions don't consider communion with the divine to be their purpose.

The creeds and the holy books and everything else are all accidents of history and therefore we should not be obsessive about them.

"Accidents of history" is a fair bit too dismissive, even if you reject their content.

[Sparko]

so basically your god is nothing at all much like the content of your posts

[firstfloor]

In what way does this make creeds and writings redundant? Perhaps you mean "extraneous?"

Extraneous is fine with me. We see a great diversity of creeds arranged in a branching structure indicating a lack of direction towards anything real. So, strip out the garbage.

[firstfloor]

so basically your god is nothing at all much like the content of your posts

[Sparko]

God is going to do "his thing" without your permission. To your regret one day.

[firstfloor]

God is going to do "his thing" without your permission. To your regret one day.

No permissions, no regrets either. Things like these are humanly devised bolt-ons.

[Sparko]

No permissions, no regrets either. Things like these are humanly devised bolt-ons.

If you are right, we will never know. If we are right, you will one day find out.

[firstfloor]

If you are right, we will never know. If we are right, you will one day find out.

Even Pascal's wager has no purchase in this framework.

[Sparko]

Even Pascal's wager has no purchase in this framework.

in your framework of nothing, sure. but in the real world where there is a God who will judge all people, you will be surprised. If you are right and there is no God but what you make up in your head, then when you die, you won't know anything, right or wrong.

[firstfloor]

in your framework of nothing, sure. but in the real world where there is a God who will judge all people, you will be surprised. If you are right and there is no God but what you make up in your head, then when you die, you won't know anything, right or wrong.

I think you are claiming knowledge you do not have. It seems to me that religions are a response to human desires and human existential questions. Religions are not made by God but by men. The God is hidden behind all that stuff that religions do. This religion is more truthful because it does not compromise by making claims on God's behalf about anything no matter how insignificant.

You might be wrong. I can't be. Why? Because I refuse to say anything that I might be wrong about.

[Tassman]

Too enlightened for most people FF, they need their gods to give life meaning.