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Article #245: A New Religion for The Technological Age

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When recently I read a book titled "What understand and explore its tenets. That
We Believe But Cannot Prove", edited by time is now and the information that will
John Brockman, I realised that so much of help us better understand ourselves, our
what we "believe" is based on nonsense, colleagues and the universe in which we
fiction, suspect 'scientific fact', and live, is being released gradually and
good old wishful thinking. At the end of will continue to be released for a decade
the day there are things that are or two to come.
knowable and things that aren't and we Much of the understanding that stems from
have to accept that and just get on with this new religion is captured in
our lives. Take the idea of God for beautiful music, artwork and
example. philosophical writings. There is no
Religions purporting to be associated original sin, no rewards and punishments,
with this or that God have been around as miracles, night time revelations or
long as we have. Of our current commandments that tell us what to do and
religions, Buddhists believe that there how to do it. Rather, it is intended to
is no God; Christians follow the alleged open our subconscious to a new way of
teachings of the 'Son of God', Muslims thinking and living.
are sure that Mohammed (Praise Be Unto Unfortunately, there is no rock solid
Him) was the last prophet who laid down guarantee that what is being revealed to
God's dictum for human behaviour. Only us now is any more true than any of the
the Hare Krishna religion is brave enough other stuff that has been revealed
to state that Krishna WAS God who had through the current crop of religions.
appeared as Krishna and makes regular But those who believe in God will be
appearances as different living beings. heartened to know that this new religion
Of course there are numerous other acknowledges a First Source intelligence
religious themes pandering to the inner central to all that is. He, she or it
needs of those who can't live without the lives so far away from here that it is
certainty that there is a higher being necessary to employ a Central Race of
who loves them and cares for their every beings to populate multiverses that
need. extend far and wide through what we call
At the end of the day, nobody can say the universe.
with any degree of certainty if any of By now, I expect you will be saying, "Oh,
the current crop of religions is accurate yeah, more alien visitor BS". I did too.
or autentic or if in fact there is a However, I have an open, inquisitive mind
supreme being lording it over us. Gladly, and asked myself whether it is any less
the atheists and agnostics fall into the feasible that our originators came from
same boat ... nobody knows whether they the heavens than it is that we evolved
are right or wrong. It's a Catch 22 through billions of accidents over
situation that has led to much debate, billions of years. And I had to answer
wonderful constructions and artwork, that it isn't (I've never accepted the
beautiful music, and much bloodshed over evolution argument in its entirety).
the past few thousand years. Maybe there is a First Source. Maybe
But, historically, most religions have First Source created a race of beings to
been assigned to the waste basket which do the hard work (wouldn't you do that
is a good indicator that the religions of rather than do it all yourself?). Maybe
our time will come and go too ... nothing what is being revealed is finally
in this world is permanent after all. The something that we can count on as being
question is, what new religions will truthful. I don't know. What I do know is
follow the demise of our current trend of that it is a very interesting read and
religions? well worth exploring if you are in any
Well, I'm happy to say that there is no way interested in philosophy or religion.
need to panic as there is at least one You'll find information about the New
new religion evolving that is as Religion at the following site: It is
interesting as any of the current not a bunch of new age baloney being
religions and in many cases, much more pushed by a group of weirdos, rather,
sensible (my view of course). Details of much of the discussion is indeed very
the religion I'm referring to are said to intelligent if at times complex. I'm sure
have been stored in earthly repositories you'll find it interesting as I have.
awaiting the time in human developmental Look for the video introduction, it's
history in which we could sufficiently really excellent.






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