[ExI] The void left by deleting religion

[Giu1i0 Pri5c0]

Hi Torstein,

Too bad I had initially missed this thread. Yours is a very
interesting project, and I agree with your text quoted below.

Memetically engineering an alternative to religion was one of the
themes of the seminar on Transhumanism and Religion in Second Life a
few days ago:

http://transumanar.com/index.php/site/seminar_on_h_and_religion_in_sl/

See also:

http://qyxxql-merlin.livejournal.com/2776.html

and a couple of parallel threads on wta-talk. I plan to give a much
expanded version of my talk at TransVision07.

So - how do you plan to proceed with your project, and how can we help?

G.

On 5/4/07, Torstein Haldorsen <torsteinhaldorsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> What I'm suggesting is that we try to create a rational, modular, and
> dynamic open worldview that may be adopted on an individual level as an
> ALTERNATIVE to the existing "religions", or to non-religious atheism for
> that matter... I think it is possible to harness and amplify the positive features of existing religions without resorting to fairytales.
>
>
> This may preserve and cultivate the positive aspects we find in existing
> religions, for instance the deep sense of meaning, a deep
> sense of belonging, and the communal aspects of religion,
> while at the same time concentrating our factual knowledge of the world, and
> trying to approximate the truths of life to the best level of accuracy
> possible. I suggest that we try to create an ever-improving open source
> alternative to the existing worldviews and put it on the "religious
> marketplace".
>
> If it were to prove memetically fit for survival it could, over time diffuse
> or be adopted by a portion of the global population,
> for instance rational atheists and others who currently do not subscribe to
> any existing organized worldview.