Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Believes of the Religion for People

By "religious belief" I understand the belief in things that are not completely derivable from science and the senses. The believes of my religion do not contract any science and common sense, sometimes they do in fact concur with science.
They are para-scientific believes nonetheless, because they are more general and contain statements which sciences might not be able to show (or scientists would not even accept as hypotheses).
The distinguishing feature of the believes stated here is that I truly believe that they are very important statements for humanity, which affect everybody's live more or less directly.

What I believe:
  • all humans are created equal and have the same rights and obligations
  • all humans are fundamentally different in character/personality, personal needs, abilities and their viewpoint on the world
  • humans are profoundly social beings and happiness to a human is not just found within himself, but through their relationships with other humans
  • all humans are born as good people and have the capacity to make themselves and others happy
  • humanity is not just defined by the gene pool, but also by culture and the complex interactions between people. Being fully human requires to learn how to interact with others, which is what all children do. (For example, language is not in the genes, it has to be learned from others.) However, this learning process never stops.
  • most unhappiness is caused by people hurting themselves or others
  • all humans have potential to become better humans by becoming more kind, doing less things which they later regret, achieving their goals and a balance in life, being more happy, more cheerful towards others.
Other religions usually prescribe a way to live for people: do this and that and God will be happy with you. The Religion for People encourages and supports people to find their own way to Happiness. The only demand that the Religion for People makes is that people recognize the importance of other people for their own happiness and that they avoid to hurt others and are honest with themselves.

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