If you could create your own religion..

...What would it be like? The options are pretty much limitless: monotheism, polytheism, etc. Although you may want to keep it within the bounds of reason if you expect people to believe and follow it. A convincing history/creation story would be required I'm sure. I got the idea from an assignment that I had for my World Religions class, and the types of religions that everybody in the class came up with were pretty cool, so I figured it would be interesting to see what OT would do with this concept. ;)

It wouldn't be fit to be called a religion. That's like calling atheism a religion. Also I can't create what I want since it already exists.

It wouldn't be fit to be called a religion. That's like calling atheism a religion. Also I can't create what I want since it already exists.

Assassin1349

Agreed.

I already do, as I'm sure everyone else does, to some extent. We all have our own perceptions about the world, thus influences our ideas, beliefs, etc etc. Not every Athiest thinks and feels the same way. Not every Christian feels and thinks the same way. Same goes with those of the Islamic faith, etc etc. We all have our own ways of interpreting the messages that religion has passed down to us.

It wouldn't be fit to be called a religion. That's like calling atheism a religion. Also I can't create what I want since it already exists.

Assassin1349

I agree. What I want already exists as well. :)

My religion would be naturalistic. We would worship nature and try to find everything there is about reality there is to. We would also worship Gaia and all the women of our group would have to be young, fit and naked.

BumFluff122

lol....im in

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My religion would be naturalistic. We would worship nature and try to find everything there is about reality there is to. We would also worship Gaia and all the women of our group would have to be young, fit and naked.

hi_im_dave

lol....im in

I already made my own religion. The Bob Ross Fellowship is the teachings of Bob Ross (who is the only true savior of the human race). He, in the beginning drew happy trees (his paint brush bestows life to everything), but the happy trees were lonely, so he made the rest of the universe. As for the problem with the cutting down of trees, well, those trees are not happy trees, but just normal trees. It is a very happy little cult that I have created (not enough members to be called a religion yet).

I am already member of the most perfect religion ever made: Atheism ;)

I am already member of the most perfect religion ever made: Atheism ;)

DoomZaW

If I could create my own religion? I would be the goddess. What's better than that?

Lol, I'm kidding. Who would want to follow me and what reason for? I didn't achieve anything that worthy.

Now, if you are looking for interesting religions, I suggest you have a look at greek and viking deities.

If I could create my own religion, I'd make myself a mesiah/savior and if people believed that I was a mesiah/savior without solid evidence, they'd go to hell.

Also, if they believed other people were mesiahs/saviors without solid evidence, they'd go to hell.

Also, if people withheld belief until solid evidence was presented, they go to heaven.

Also also, heaven and hell would be an eternal sleep, except hell would be a sleepier sleep (which is bad).

(no, not really)

If I could create my own religion, I'd make myself a mesiah/savior and if people believed that I was a mesiah/savior without solid evidence, they'd go to hell.

Also, if they believed other people were mesiahs/saviors without solid evidence, they'd go to hell.

Also, if people withheld belief until solid evidence was presented, they go to heaven.

Also also, heaven and hell would be an eternal sleep, except hell would be a sleepier sleep (which is bad).

(no, not really)

SnakeBite27

That kind of sounds like a Tweaking of Atheism.

Well for starters, my religion would worship me as the immortal god emperor. Everything else is pretty easy to figure out from there... ;)

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If I could create my own religion, I'd make myself a mesiah/savior and if people believed that I was a mesiah/savior without solid evidence, they'd go to hell.

Also, if they believed other people were mesiahs/saviors without solid evidence, they'd go to hell.

Also, if people withheld belief until solid evidence was presented, they go to heaven.

Also also, heaven and hell would be an eternal sleep, except hell would be a sleepier sleep (which is bad).

(no, not really)

Snipes_2

That kind of sounds like a Tweaking of Atheism.

It is, except what I've written involves belief by means of a scare tactic. Which I am against in all cases, and not something I would really do if the option was given. I much prefer reasoned logic over scare tactics.

I'd use some of Scientology's doctrines and methods for gathering money and intimidating people, and combine it with traditional juedo-christian beliefs, made radical. I would be so rich and powerful...

If I could create my own religion, I'd make myself a mesiah/savior and if people believed that I was a mesiah/savior without solid evidence, they'd go to hell.

Also, if they believed other people were mesiahs/saviors without solid evidence, they'd go to hell.

Also, if people withheld belief until solid evidence was presented, they go to heaven.

Also also, heaven and hell would be an eternal sleep, except hell would be a sleepier sleep (which is bad).

(no, not really)

SnakeBite27

It would be called Misantropism. If you're a human being, you go to hell. If you're not a human being, you go to heaven.

It would be called Misantropism. If you're a human being, you go to hell. If you're not a human being, you go to heaven.

Barbariser

That doesn't sound very fair. :P