If you could design your own religion

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If you could design your own religion, and make that religion true, what are some things that you would include in that version of reality?

For example: would you want monotheism, polytheism, or something in-between, like dualism?
Heaven and hell? Nirvana? Heaven but no hell? Eternal reincarnation? No afterlife at all?
Creatures like angels and demons, or other supernatural creatures?
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Really? create my own religion? its not like all religions are made up, like some guy just said, “lets worship this tree and call him bill. he created everything hail bill” however since i see you call yourself an atheist, im sure you would beg to differ. religion is based off of divine revelation and reason from seeing the natural world. you say well then are all religions divinely inspired? in a way yes. other religions do contain part of the truth, but obviously only one can contain the fullness of the truth, and i wont say which one that is because every good Catholic knows which one that is again, not to be mean but you may beg to differ, mr atheist. idk your stance on this all
 
Poseidon said:
If you could design your own religion, and make that religion true, what are some things that you would include in that version of reality?
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A logical contradiction, as the only true religion comes from God, not from any man.
 
padrepio_2012 said:
Really? create my own religion? its not like all religions are made up, like some guy just said, “lets worship this tree and call him bill. he created everything hail bill” however since i see you call yourself an atheist, im sure you would beg to differ. religion is based off of divine revelation and reason from seeing the natural world. you say well then are all religions divinely inspired? in a way yes. other religions do contain part of the truth, but obviously only one can contain the fullness of the truth, and i wont say which one that is because every good Catholic knows which one that is again, not to be mean but you may beg to differ, mr atheist. idk your stance on this all
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I’m not saying your religion is false with this question. I’m just asking for (name removed by moderator)ut into a hypothetical. If you’re offended by it I’m sorry, but you can always just choose to ignore it.
 
This is a trick question, right? You want non-Catholics to tell you that what they want is indeed what they believe, right?

If I could, I wouldn’t trust it. Imagine a religion with no demanding Second Person of the Trinity. No impossible demands on your heart and soul. No Jesus.

Want to divorce? Hey, no problem. Go out and have sex with whom and what you want? Go for it. Get rid of your sins? They weren’t sins in the first place.

The hardness of Christ molds and purifies us. Who would live for a moment without his impossible demands?
 
First, Cthulhu would have a videogame marathon with Lord Xenu, with the game’s track provided by The Esoteric Order of Dagon Church Choir, and then the Jurmungandr would come and eat Thor, who would be Avenged by his team(did you see what I did there?). Cheese would be declared to be of the devil unless purified by pasta, and there would be a yearly pilgramage to Jack Chick’s Pool Party.
 
Usbek_de_Perse said:
This is a trick question, right? You want non-Catholics to tell you that what they want is indeed what they believe, right?

If I could, I wouldn’t trust it. Imagine a religion with no demanding Second Person of the Trinity. No impossible demands on your heart and soul. No Jesus.

Want to divorce? Hey, no problem. Go out and have sex with whom and what you want? Go for it. Get rid of your sins? They weren’t sins in the first place.

The hardness of Christ molds and purifies us. Who would live for a moment without his impossible demands?
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No, I promise this isn’t a trick question. I’m trying to figure out what people’s “ideal religion” is compared to their actual one. Purely out of curiosity. I have no ulterior motives here other than to learn and possibly make people (myself included) think.
 
Poseidon said:
If you could design your own religion, and make that religion true, what are some things that you would include in that version of reality?

For example: would you want monotheism, polytheism, or something in-between, like dualism?
Heaven and hell? Nirvana? Heaven but no hell? Eternal reincarnation? No afterlife at all?
Creatures like angels and demons, or other supernatural creatures?

And of course anything else you can think of! I may post this in the Non-Catholic religions section as well later, because I think I might get very different perspectives there.
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I would be the boss of everything in the world. I believe power corrupts. That’s why I don’t trust politicians. I know, not really on topic but it’s what came to mind (which sort of shows how much power corrupts and I’m a very honest and straightforward person).
 
Will_B said:
To design my own religion, I would have to be God.
I’m not, and Jesus is; therefore He is the founder of my religion…
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Yes, the OP’s question really is impossible to answer any other way. Its not as if we are dreaming of some imaginary universe which we will make perfect. Our world is what it is, and God is in charge.

The only way for us to create an ideal religion is if we would also change human nature and the nature of life on this planet. And at that point, it would bear little resemblance to our world.
 
With all due respect, the question is moot at best, dangerous at worst. As Catholics we know we have the truth as it is, the whole Truth in fact. Catholicism is the true religion, given us by Christ Himself. Is it really a good and worthwhile exercise to imagine how we might have done it differently than God, as though we could do it better? We need to accept the whole truth of God’s revelation as given us through the Catholic Church.
 
Whatever your religion happens to be, for it to be meaningful, it has to be beyond your own design.

Otherwise, you end up with [veganza.org](the church of the flying spaghetti monster )
Poseidon said:
No, I promise this isn’t a trick question. I’m trying to figure out what people’s “ideal religion” is compared to their actual one. Purely out of curiosity. I have no ulterior motives here other than to learn and possibly make people (myself included) think.
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Only one thing I would change: Any human-pet pair could choose to be togather until death. 🙂
 
tabycat said:
Only one thing I would change: Any human-pet pair could choose to be togather until death. 🙂
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I would go for that…I had a Mainecoon for over 17 years. He and I were best friends and went thru thick and thin together. When I moved into an apartment I had to find an apartment that would take a 18lb cat…I had to put him down several years ago…after being with me for 17 years…it was like losing a friend.
 
Well if I was creating the worlds easiest religion it would be polytheistic (so everyone could personally relate to one of the hundreds of deities) with heaven and hell (but hell would be reserved for only the most wicked). Just don’t commit genocide and say Hail, (insert name of deity here) every now and then in a temple and you’ll end up in the Elysian fields. Oh and the Aeneid would be the Bible.

If I was creating the worlds most fulfilling religion I would just have to create Catholicism.
 
See that’s the thing: fulfilling doesn’t happen in the ordinary mind of man. You need God, His Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Tyuiop411 said:
Well if I was creating the worlds easiest religion it would be polytheistic (so everyone could personally relate to one of the hundreds of deities) with heaven and hell (but hell would be reserved for only the most wicked).

If I was creating the worlds most fulfilling religion I would just have to create Catholicism.
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PaulfromIowa said:
A logical contradiction, as the only true religion comes from God, not from any man.
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No, this situation is not a logical contradiction, any more than my telling you I have a unicorn is a logical contradiction. It’s simply untrue. But so is Harry Potter, and no one’s saying that HP is a logical contradiction.

There’s a huge difference between a logical contradiction and an impossible situation.
 
Dale_M said:
Yes, the OP’s question really is impossible to answer any other way. Its not as if we are dreaming of some imaginary universe which we will make perfect. Our world is what it is, and God is in charge.

The only way for us to create an ideal religion is if we would also change human nature and the nature of life on this planet. And at that point, it would bear little resemblance to our world.
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So change them. And “dreaming of some imaginary universe” is exactly what I’m looking for.
 
This is a really odd question…how can I answer? I don’t know enough details to create an ideal reality.
 
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