Finally, A Religion That Works!

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There is a belief system that makes it possible for believers and non-believers alike to experience the following:

* Flying through the air to distant lands, and even through space to distant worlds!

* Near-instant communication with people thousands of miles away!

* Virtually unlimited knowledge of an entire universe normally invisible to all the human senses!

* Protection and healing from death-dealing afflictions, and even recovery from death!

* Creating pure water from thin air, and then drinking that water in the desert!

* Extracting air from water, and then breathing that air underwater for hours at a time!

* Drawing even lightning from water, and then taming that lightning to change the world!

What might this belief system be? It's ...

M A T E R I A L I S M !

Not a religion, by any definition

could be called magic... or a meditation though

the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods."
Nnnnoope

a particular system of faith and worship.
so needs a deity(ies) add

a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance.
sorta but then that is religion like new religion of fast food avoidance, not "Religion". It is a modern descriptive using the word 'religion' in a satirical way, not a creed.

Are you criticizing my religion?

MY religion is defined as "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs."

The universe was created in the Big Bang, which may or may not have caused by an intelligent being.

My ritual observance include astronomy, engineering, and amateur radio.

My morale code is still under development, but does include aspects of Levitican Law, Taoism, Buddhism, and Wicca.

It's a religion.

That's really an awesome post. I imagine people from another century would see all of that is magic.

So how do you extract the water from the air, or extract the air from the water? Where's the hydrogen to make the water? To get the oxygen from the water, is that a process of separating the elements?

Ah a "new" religion. Well then. I might advise you should copy the notes of L Ron Hubbard and find adherents.

Seeing the benefits of scientific endeavor couldn't be classified as a religion, its something most idealists and materialists would agree on no matter how bitterly they might argue on other topics. Kurzweil-style Transhumanism and Myth of Infinite Progress might be better contenders for that title.

What... a religion is still a religion even if you call it something else that is not a religion. Your Marketing Campaign sounds pretty damn good though. I might even say on a Professional-Level of Advertising. ;o

You're confusing "materialism" with "scientism". What you described is scientism. Scientism is pretty cool, but it does have its limitations. There are some things that are outside its purview, which is likely why other religions are sticking around.

All of the space stuff was faked to give people a big head, make them prideful.