PWrong wrote:How would one go about creating a full-blown religion? Would it be easiest to do it over the internet?
Religion may be defined as: "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. 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."
it is in conflict with the general idea of Utilitarianism.
PWrong wrote:People generally don't like making big decisions, and yet we make them every day
PWrong wrote:to be a good utilitarian in your daily life, you should take care of yourself (and your family) first, and the rest of the world second.
Many religions also have a huge reward promised after death; an eternal life of bliss in heaven with their loved ones and God. That might be part of the draw because it's a reward that an individual can look forward to if he's good during his life. With Utilitarianism, you may have to sacrifice often for the greater good with nothing really in return, and no eternal life in heaven promised either.
But this may come in direct conflict with the greater good sometimes. In a Utilitarian world, some people may be told they have to use bicycles to get to work to cut down on pollution, for the greater good. What if they don't want to, should they be forced?
Who gets to decide?
Who is the boss in such a world? Why them from that country instead of another?
What about if justifiable slavery creeps into the equation, for the greater good?
I'll join your religion (if you even make it).
I think my idea is pretty unique.Religions are very easy to make, as long as they propose something unique (or uncommonly heard of)
and tell people what they want to hear (afterlife, predistination, fate, etc.)
it should be very easy to start.
sorry but religeon is for the deluded/arrogant.
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