Additional questions to this point:
1) How could I convince people that my religion's vision is consistent with God's vision?
2) Since my country is capitalistic and I live in a society of plenty, how can I effectively market the new religious doctrine? Would it be unethical to market to children on television?
3) How could I show seemingly-realistic supernatural events that would be believable in a scientific age?
4) Would I first be required to establish a history of reighteousness through violence?
2006-08-17
04:30:14
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I think this could be called Clustology from the root word "cluster" because it is defined as, "a group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely together; a bunch."
Is this as good as any other name?
2006-08-17
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The first step would be to convince people that they have something to fear. Then, you present your religion as the answer to that fear.
2006-08-17 04:36:52
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answered by Blackacre 7
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Ask L. Ron Hubbard:
1) You wouldn't have to - just use repetition and the mechanism of justification of effort
2) Same way the Scientologists did - write a book, place ads
3) You don't have to - people want to believe incredible things
4) You could have a navy like Scientology (Sea Org) and dress up in pretty uniforms. Would that help?
2006-08-17 11:37:21
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answered by ? 2
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that your works show in your faith in G-D...Advertise that only His Word will be spoken there. Reported that eyes were popped out by G-D's rightousness on those that where in sin that G-D gave them their sight back at your request
2006-08-17 11:44:30
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answered by Anonymous
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The first step is the name ... it's always the name. When you have a name, come back ... we'll help you with the rest then.
2006-08-17 11:41:37
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answered by Arkangyle 4
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It is needed! Begin with a creator and individualism, since we are created individually for a reason.
2006-08-17 11:41:04
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answered by Cogito Sum 4
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the first step is to get a lot of gulliable people
2006-08-17 11:35:39
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answered by nothankyou 5
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Get a message from Allah.
2006-08-17 11:37:22
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answered by Laith Attar 2
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prayer is the first step.
2006-08-17 11:36:34
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answered by beatonrichard 1
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you would need to walk on water
2006-08-17 11:36:39
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answered by GetMeTheBigKnife 5
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The first step is for Mother God, an infinity divinity eternally one to inspire your divine eternal soul to revive of a belief in the god of your choice in the global culture. I think, believe and expect that there is no one to save. I think, believe and expect salvation has always been, is and will always be mine regardless of how I behave during my brief life or how I choose to ornament a model of self and world with myth. I believe everyone is already free in the divine eternal love of the soul spirit of world. Because the divine eternal love of the soul spirit is infinitely abundant there is no way that any transgression one may be guilty of during this brief lifetime could in any way result in a loss of freedom or a diminishment of that love. I believe an infinite divine eternal one gives love and freedom unconditionally to all divine eternal souls. There is only one way. This one way is automatically followed by each divine eternal soul and this one way is described in the English language by a series of words whose initial letters in sequential order form the acronym I.D.E.O.L.O.G.Y. I describe this one way using the following series of words: Infinity, Divinity, Eternally, One, Love, Our, Gods, Your Way: I.D.E.O.L.O.G.Y. Way. I think, believe and expect that an infinity, divinity, eternally one frees us to love our gods in our own ways.
1) How could I convince people that my religion's vision is consistent with God's vision? I recommend you don't give into the temptation to prove that your vision is consistent with God's vision as this is in general the point of contention that starts arguments that might lead to violent religions conflicts. Be truely humble in the mind created from the union of your finite fractal infernal temporal seed body and your infinite divine eternal soul spirit. Perhaps if we recognize the limitations of the senses, and adopt an agnostic position; and we ornament a model of self and world with myth and fantasy that produces the most powerful emotional response of joy, faith and love that we can possibly imagine then we will put ourselves in the best possible position to take control of our emotions, overcome obstacles, and progress towards victory. Maybe if we devote energy, space, and time to thoughts, beliefs, and expectations about higher self and higher world then may be this will lead to a higher future.
2) Since my country is capitalistic and I live in a society of plenty, how can I effectively market the new religious doctrine? Would it be unethical to market to children on television? I suggest you focus on the potential health benefits that might be derived from use of your product. Your product is the mystery of the myth of divine immunity and eternal life of soul and spirit. Market this product by claiming it balances emotive forces of sad sorrow, mad fear and bad anger that follow discovery of the impending disease and death of the seed body and claim that this balance of emotive forces leads to happiness. Suggest that unhappiness is unemotive unbalance that leads to stress and stress is a number one killer. I suggest you put off marketing to children until such time as you are able to gain the trust of their parents.
3) How could I show seeming-realistic supernatural events that would be believable in a scientific age? You could be the first to know about and invent a new technology that when used would not appear to causal observers to be the cause of seemingly supernatural events and use this technology to cause these seemingly supernatural events to appear to occur. If you invent a new technology that when used does not appear to causal observers to cause hurricanes, earthquakes and or massive bodies from outer space to fall to Earth and destory what ever cities you choose, predict that these events will occur upon a precise date and use this technology to cause these things to occur, you then have the leverage required to do some serious blackmailing and spiritual enslavement. I don't recommend you actually do this because it is exceedingly difficult to be the first to know about and invent a new technology that could do all this and that when used would not appear to casual observers to be the cause and there is a risk you might be discovered in your deception, brought to justice and punished severely.
The drama of life comes from the probability of impending death, from not being able to know all that there is to know and from the possibility of an immunity to death and eternal life of the soul and spirit. The drama of life and death is derived from the existence of discovery and mystery. The existence of discovery and mystery makes Gnostic Theism, Agnostic Atheism, Gnostic Atheism, and Agnostic Theism valid possibilities for souls to choose in ordering the chaos of minds in seed bodies that live and die. The existence of discovery and mystery makes possible the construction of models of self and world that include; spirit and no soul; no spirit and no soul; no spirit and soul; and spirit and soul. A diversity, variety and number of ways of make up minds only limited by our collective abilities and imaginations makes the global culture a far more entertaining place then would exist if everyone made up their minds about self and world in exactly the same way.
4) Would I first be required to establish a history of reighteousness through violence? I am going to presume that you made a typographic error and intended to type righteousness where you typed reighteousness. Would I first be required to establish a history of righteousness through violence? Violence is for those who wish to die by the sword. A history of righteousness through violence is written for successful predators who wish to portray themselves to the many of our global culture as good and their sacrificed prey as evil and the outcome of a conflict between predator and prey as the will of God. As a step in building a religion I do not believe you are required to establish a history of righteousness through violence, unless your intent is to force your beliefs on others. You could choose to establish a history of righteousness through non violence and choose not to become obsessed with converting everyone else to your own particular point of view. You could as a religious leader be tolerant and have respect for the freedom of others to make up their own minds about self and world.
2006-08-17 11:35:06
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answered by H.I. of the H.I. 4
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