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  • Cavernio
    sunshine and rainbows
    • Feb 2006
    • 1987

    #1

    Religion is government

    While trying to imagine what a form of governance/social system that's not geographically based but value based would look like, I realized it would look exactly like religion.
  • rushyrulz
    Digital Dancing!
    FFR Simfile Author
    FFR Music Producer
    • Feb 2006
    • 12985

    #2
    Re: Religion is government

    Expand or random thought?


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    • Dynam0
      The Dominator
      • Sep 2005
      • 8987

      #3
      Re: Religion is government

      Theocracies are among the most dangerous states that can exist. Submitting to some celestial dictator and allowing outdated creeds and doctrines from a man-made cult formed during the infancy of human morality to govern a nation is masochistic at best.

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      • Reach
        FFR Simfile Author
        FFR Simfile Author
        • Jun 2003
        • 7471

        #4
        Re: Religion is government

        You're going to have to expand on what you mean.

        Governance can be geographically based and founded on religion. They're not mutually exclusive. It's called a theocracy, e.g. Saudi Arabia.

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        • Cavernio
          sunshine and rainbows
          • Feb 2006
          • 1987

          #5
          Re: Religion is government

          In a truly free system one should be able to freely associate and comply with whatever standards they wish. If people were divided by these standards rather than geography (like we are divided into countries), it seems that the closest thing we currently have to that is freedom of religion.

          Granted this entire concept only makes sense as anything possible due to global ability/possibility of communication now, regardless of location.

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          • Dynam0
            The Dominator
            • Sep 2005
            • 8987

            #6
            Re: Religion is government

            Standards meaning what? Moral standards?

            Allowing each person to operate on their own standards is quite the opposite of governing so I'm not sure what is being implied here.

            Will post after I'm back from da gymmm

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            • rushyrulz
              Digital Dancing!
              FFR Simfile Author
              FFR Music Producer
              • Feb 2006
              • 12985

              #7
              Re: Religion is government

              Originally posted by Cavernio
              In a truly free system one should be able to freely associate and comply with whatever standards they wish.
              Since you're still being super vague (please take a look at the what makes a good CT thread), I'll respond to this sentence with an equally abrupt one:

              Universally understood standards make society run efficiently, which is why they exist in the first place.
              I don't know how removing these standards = religion.
              Last edited by rushyrulz; 07-8-2017, 10:11 AM.


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              • Reach
                FFR Simfile Author
                FFR Simfile Author
                • Jun 2003
                • 7471

                #8
                Re: Religion is government

                Yeah, you need to expand on what you're saying, a lot. Give more detail and break down your individual points, because right now there's nothing I or anyone else can honestly respond to.

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                • the sun fan
                  FFR Player
                  • Mar 2017
                  • 476

                  #9
                  Re: Religion is government

                  Anarchists sure do love them some Taoists
                  TWG Stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

                  FFR is a pretty good place somehow.

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                  • thechild
                    FFR Player
                    • Feb 2007
                    • 1642

                    #10
                    Re: Religion is government

                    Statism is a religion based off the belief that we need a government to rule over us. Read up on this link.

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                    • DNAlei

                      #11
                      Re: Religion is government

                      well, you're not wrong as the word "government" translates to "mind control" and that's literally what the goal of every religion is

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                      • Elena-
                        FFR Player
                        • Oct 2018
                        • 142

                        #12
                        Re: Religion is government

                        Yep
                        Don't marry a god. Marry someone who has something interesting to say.

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                        • Elena-
                          FFR Player
                          • Oct 2018
                          • 142

                          #13
                          Re: Religion is government

                          Those who know the truth will never say a word, so rest assured everything here is wrong
                          Don't marry a god. Marry someone who has something interesting to say.

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                          • Travis_Flesher
                            Champion
                            • May 2011
                            • 790

                            #14
                            Re: Religion is government

                            Theocracies are awesome. People worshipping and deifying God is super cool.
                            Freedom is real for everyone and all beliefs which is why allied militaries exist. Rebel groups could easily gather support and attempt a coup and I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet.
                            And freedom is much more than good vs. evil. It implies everything. Including radical thoughts that could very well change the way we are.
                            Join the discussion for "The Currency of the Beast"
                            from Biggs89 of BetCorps Publications, Inc.

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                            • Tarlis
                              FFR Player
                              • Dec 2004
                              • 25

                              #15
                              Re: Religion is government

                              Religion to me is the RULES, RITUALS, and ROUTINES, you attach your BELIEFs to to help you to believe in FREEDOM, LIBERATION, and also in the pursuit of happiness. The energy that moves is power.

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