Kopimism! Fascinating, thank you for sharing this. As for whether what you do here qualifies as a religion or not, this seems like hair-splitting. When a group of people have a shared belief system that gives their lives purpose, an agenda for humanity, meet-ups around the world, a visionary leader, “hadiths” and sacred texts, etc., what is this if not a religion? I think it’s an impressive achievement, and don’t see why you find this label insulting.
As far as downvotes go, I have endured far worse than this in my previous incarnations. Let’s just say that the Force is too strong with me to be discouraged by such minor chastisements. MTFBWY.
I would argue that you have a community in that case, and that religions are a subset of the community category. But then, that really is hair-splitting.
Kopimism! Fascinating, thank you for sharing this. As for whether what you do here qualifies as a religion or not, this seems like hair-splitting. When a group of people have a shared belief system that gives their lives purpose, an agenda for humanity, meet-ups around the world, a visionary leader, “hadiths” and sacred texts, etc., what is this if not a religion? I think it’s an impressive achievement, and don’t see why you find this label insulting.
As far as downvotes go, I have endured far worse than this in my previous incarnations. Let’s just say that the Force is too strong with me to be discouraged by such minor chastisements. MTFBWY.
I would argue that you have a community in that case, and that religions are a subset of the community category. But then, that really is hair-splitting.
In any case, welcome.