Pantheism
The basic theological tenets of metaculture are Pantheism and Universalism.
"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." -Frank Lloyd Wright
Pantheistic Universalism
The Universalist page describes Pantheistic Universalism in more detail and compares it to other universalist traditions.
It basically boils down to god is the universe.
See Pantheism or read about Pantheism by Pantheists.
Love The Earth But Stay Grounded
Many people that call themselves pantheists lean hard into the nature-loving aspects of it, and refer to it more as Earth-worship or nature-worship. There is also no inherent adherence to science required to identify as pantheist, though it's strongly implied. The definition of pantheism is compatible with science but not all pantheists are rationalists.
The Pinnacle of Nondualism
Many philosophical and spiritual traditions seek to transcend the dichotomies that shape our perception of reality. The term for this is Nondualism.
Pantheism offers the ultimate in nondualist mentality by resolving the following false dichotomies:
- Creator and Creation
- God and the Universe
- Mind and Brain
- Science and Spirituality
- Sacred and Secular
Adopt Materialism Without the Existential Crisis
If you grew up believing in a religion, admitting that the supernatural does not exist represents a fundamental existential crisis. If your morality, community, and happiness are all tied to belief in god, then all of this must be rejected if one is to deny the supernatural and adopt a rational, materialist view of reality.
There's got to be a better way!
Pantheism allows you to reframe your deeply held convictions within a materialist framework. You can still believe in god, you just no longer define god as supernatural. Instead of rejecting religion in favor of atheism, you simply add detail, definition, and evidence to that which you already believe.
Pantheism resolves cognitive dissonance without existential crisis, and provides a rational path to meaning, happiness, and enlightenment.
Not Just Immanent, Transcendent Too!
Traditional pantheism also tends to deny the transcendent aspect of god, but metaculture asserts that the laws of logic, self-organization and the fractal exist outside of the material universe but still determine how it functions. Therefore they fulfill those transcendent properties of god while still being part of the overall system of nature.
That is why metaculture is based on secular fractal pantheistic universalism not just pantheism. It may not be easy to say, but it's all needed to fully capture the metaphysics and theology of metaculture. Also, the goal is to be able to just say metaculture but nobody knows what that is yet.
That's Not Transcendent Enough
If the fractal doesn't quite satisfy your personal god concept and you still need to hold on to belief in the supernatural, as long as it doesn't impact your view of science as the source of all practical truth and scripture as allegory then you can still join the in-group.
These videos get more into the history and theological traditions of pantheism in philosophy and religion.