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Fractalguy: /* Essential Components of Religion */

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Essential Components of Religion

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	[https://roadtoomega.substack.com/p/constructing-the-meta-religion-mapping This essay by Bobby Azarian] does a great job of describing the approach to religion being taken on this [[wiki]].		[https://roadtoomega.substack.com/p/constructing-the-meta-religion-mapping This essay by Bobby Azarian] does a great job of describing the approach to religion being taken on this [[wiki]].

			[https://erringtowardsanswers.substack.com/p/the-cognitive-architecture-of-religion This article on the cognitive architecture of religion] provides an in-depth look at the [[neuroscience]] behind religious practice in an attempt to define the key elements of [[brain]] function that cause religious [[beliefs]] and [[rituals]] to [[Emergence\|emerge]].

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Fractalguy: /* How Do I Know What You Know? */

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How Do I Know What You Know?

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	One of the best illustrations of this principle is the Star Trek The Next Generation episode "Darmok" that depicts an attempt to understand an alien race whose [[language]] is highly [[allegorical]]. Without understanding the stories they reference, they can't understand each other. Religion functions much the same way.		One of the best illustrations of this principle is the Star Trek The Next Generation episode "Darmok" that depicts an attempt to understand an alien race whose [[language]] is highly [[allegorical]]. Without understanding the stories they reference, they can't understand each other. Religion functions much the same way.

			This video has a great explanation of these themes.
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i0GNbQYPB0\|\|center\|The Episode That Defines Star Trek TNG\|frame}}
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			Some clips from the episode.
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/4Bb-Af3Dm8E\|\|center\|Star Trek TNG - Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/4Bb-Af3Dm8E\|\|center\|Star Trek TNG - Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* Religious Music */

2025-06-02T12:26:33Z

Religious Music

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	Mahavishnu Orchestra is one of the best expressions of [[spirituality]] meets virtuosity that [[music]] has ever created. This represents [[spirituality]] that is exciting, playful, and full of [[love]] and [[wonder]].		Mahavishnu Orchestra is one of the best expressions of [[spirituality]] meets virtuosity that [[music]] has ever created. This represents [[spirituality]] that is exciting, playful, and full of [[love]] and [[wonder]].
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~5GTWnU_IPdg~~\|\|center\|Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions of the Emerald Beyond\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXqPEPP4vpo&list=PLFOFtsayiL4LqS_YvDON2s61uMiPEQFxA\|\|center\|Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions of the Emerald Beyond\|frame}}
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	This song captures the modern childhood experience that most people associate with religion.		This song captures the modern childhood experience that most people associate with religion.
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pob1sW4AjY\|\|center\|The Bolshoi - Sunday Morning\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pob1sW4AjY\|\|center\|The Bolshoi - Sunday Morning\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* Essential Components of Religion */

2025-06-02T12:21:19Z

Essential Components of Religion

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	* A [[metanarrative]] that provides [[meaning]], context, and easy transmission of a [[culture]]'s most critical beliefs		* A [[metanarrative]] that provides [[meaning]], context, and easy transmission of a [[culture]]'s most critical beliefs

	[[metaculture]] ~~should provide~~ all of these things in order to fully serve the social and [[God Concept\|psychological functions of religion]] without contradicting the [[rational]], [[Materialism\|materialistic]] view of the [[universe]].		[[metaculture]] provides a framework for all of these things in order to fully serve the social and [[God Concept\|psychological functions of religion]] without contradicting the [[rational]], [[Materialism\|materialistic]] view of the [[universe]]. It doesn't offer its own set of [[rituals]] or a [[wikipedia:Liturgical_year\|liturgical calendar]], but it provides a model for how any person or [[Organizations\|organization]] can adopts one that is compatible with [[science]] and a [[secular]] [[mindset]], while avoiding high-control, [[authoritarian]] pitfalls that plague religious [[communities]].

	The goal is not to establish any kind of [[Organizations\|organization]] around this practice, but to demonstrate what a fully [[secular]] analog to religion would need to encompass. Individuals are free to adopt it, or use it to help interpret their own [[cultural]] [[traditions]] in the light of [[science]], or create their own [[wikipedia:New_religious_movement\|New Religious Movement]] that borrows from it and other [[traditions]] they identify with. The [[wiki]] is here to help organize and share [[ideas]], and demonstrate the [[universalist]] compatibility of all religions with each other and with [[science]] as a principle that we all need to share, [[Apocalypse Prevention\|or else]].		The goal is not to establish any kind of [[Organizations\|organization]] around this practice, but to demonstrate what a fully [[secular]] analog to religion would need to encompass. Individuals are free to adopt it, or use it to help interpret their own [[cultural]] [[traditions]] in the light of [[science]], or create their own [[wikipedia:New_religious_movement\|New Religious Movement]] that borrows from it and other [[traditions]] they identify with. The [[wiki]] is here to help organize and share [[ideas]], and demonstrate the [[universalist]] compatibility of all religions with each other and with [[science]] as a principle that we all need to share, [[Apocalypse Prevention\|or else]].

Fractalguy at 02:40, 13 March 2025

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	[[File:Religion-Universalism-Pantheism-Coexist-Bahai-Peace.jpg\|thumb\|Can't we all just get along?]]		[[File:Religion-Universalism-Pantheism-Coexist-Bahai-Peace.jpg\|thumb\|[https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2019/05/on-this-day-in-1992-rodney-king-asked-cant-we-all-just-get-along.html Can't we all just get along?]]]
	Religion is [[spiritual]] [[belief]] in practice. Those that share a common [[belief system]] will express those beliefs in their [[traditions]], [[rituals]] and worship practices. This [[inevitably]] leads to the creation of [[institutions]] and [[dogma]]. Is it possible for these things to be [[self-correcting]]?<blockquote>''“I don’t believe in God.”''		Religion is [[spiritual]] [[belief]] in practice. Those that share a common [[belief system]] will express those beliefs in their [[traditions]], [[rituals]] and worship practices. This [[inevitably]] leads to the creation of [[institutions]] and [[dogma]]. Is it possible for these things to be [[self-correcting]]?<blockquote>''“I don’t believe in God.”''

Fractalguy at 02:37, 13 March 2025

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	[[File:Religion-Universalism-Pantheism-Coexist-Bahai-Peace.jpg\|thumb\|Can't we all just get along?]]		[[File:Religion-Universalism-Pantheism-Coexist-Bahai-Peace.jpg\|thumb\|Can't we all just get along?]]
	Religion is [[spiritual]] [[belief]] in practice. Those that share a common [[belief system]] will express those beliefs in their [[traditions]], [[rituals]] and worship practices.<blockquote>''“I don’t believe in God.”''		Religion is [[spiritual]] [[belief]] in practice. Those that share a common [[belief system]] will express those beliefs in their [[traditions]], [[rituals]] and worship practices. This [[inevitably]] leads to the creation of [[institutions]] and [[dogma]]. Is it possible for these things to be [[self-correcting]]?<blockquote>''“I don’t believe in God.”''

	''“You’re a rabbi, how can you not believe in God?”''		''“You’re a rabbi, how can you not believe in God?”''

Fractalguy: /* Religion as the Human Operating System */

2025-03-13T02:28:17Z

Religion as the Human Operating System

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	If you think of the [[brain]] as the hardware in the human computer, and our learned skills and [[habits]] as the software, our [[belief systems]] are the operating system.		If you think of the [[brain]] as the hardware in the human computer, and our learned skills and [[habits]] as the software, our [[belief systems]] are the operating system.

	Apparently [[wikipedia:Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali\|Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] has [https://www.denisonforum.org/current-events/ayaan-hirsi-ali-proclaims-the-gospel-at-debate-over-religion/ also made this comparison], but this edit was made as soon as this [[connection]] was brought to light. This [[wiki]] has no original ideas, only an original network of [[connections]] between them. Parallel thoughts are proof of [[patterns]] not plagiarism.		Apparently [[wikipedia:Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali\|Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] has [https://www.denisonforum.org/current-events/ayaan-hirsi-ali-proclaims-the-gospel-at-debate-over-religion/ also made this comparison], but this edit was made as soon as this [[connection]] was brought to light. This [[wiki]] has no original [[ideas]], only an original network of [[connections]] between them. Parallel thoughts are proof of [[patterns]] not plagiarism.

	=== Let's Stretch This Metaphor ===		=== Let's Stretch This Metaphor ===

Fractalguy: /* Religion as the Human Operating System */

2025-03-13T02:26:22Z

Religion as the Human Operating System

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	If you think of the [[brain]] as the hardware in the human computer, and our learned skills and [[habits]] as the software, our [[belief systems]] are the operating system.		If you think of the [[brain]] as the hardware in the human computer, and our learned skills and [[habits]] as the software, our [[belief systems]] are the operating system.

	Apparently [[wikipedia:Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali\|Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] has [https://www.denisonforum.org/current-events/ayaan-hirsi-ali-proclaims-the-gospel-at-debate-over-religion/ also made this comparison], but this edit was made as soon as this [[connection]] was brought to light. This [[wiki]] has no original ideas, only an original network of [[connections]] between them.		Apparently [[wikipedia:Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali\|Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] has [https://www.denisonforum.org/current-events/ayaan-hirsi-ali-proclaims-the-gospel-at-debate-over-religion/ also made this comparison], but this edit was made as soon as this [[connection]] was brought to light. This [[wiki]] has no original ideas, only an original network of [[connections]] between them. Parallel thoughts are proof of [[patterns]] not plagiarism.

	=== Let's Stretch This Metaphor ===		=== Let's Stretch This Metaphor ===

Fractalguy: /* Religion as the Human Operating System */

2025-03-13T02:23:54Z

Religion as the Human Operating System

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	If you think of the [[brain]] as the hardware in the human computer, and our learned skills and [[habits]] as the software, our [[belief systems]] are the operating system.		If you think of the [[brain]] as the hardware in the human computer, and our learned skills and [[habits]] as the software, our [[belief systems]] are the operating system.

	Apparently [[wikipedia:Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali\|Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] has [https://www.denisonforum.org/current-events/ayaan-hirsi-ali-proclaims-the-gospel-at-debate-over-religion/ also made this comparison], but this edit was made as soon as this [[connection]] was ~~made~~.		Apparently [[wikipedia:Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali\|Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] has [https://www.denisonforum.org/current-events/ayaan-hirsi-ali-proclaims-the-gospel-at-debate-over-religion/ also made this comparison], but this edit was made as soon as this [[connection]] was brought to light. This [[wiki]] has no original ideas, only an original network of [[connections]] between them.

	=== Let's Stretch This Metaphor ===		=== Let's Stretch This Metaphor ===

Fractalguy: /* Religion as the Human Operating System */

2025-03-13T02:21:53Z

Religion as the Human Operating System

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	If you think of the [[brain]] as the hardware in the human computer, and our learned skills and [[habits]] as the software, our [[belief systems]] are the operating system.		If you think of the [[brain]] as the hardware in the human computer, and our learned skills and [[habits]] as the software, our [[belief systems]] are the operating system.

			Apparently [[wikipedia:Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali\|Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] has [https://www.denisonforum.org/current-events/ayaan-hirsi-ali-proclaims-the-gospel-at-debate-over-religion/ also made this comparison], but this edit was made as soon as this [[connection]] was made.

	=== Let's Stretch This Metaphor ===		=== Let's Stretch This Metaphor ===