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I Am An Atheist

I'm such an atheist that I wrote my own ideology in an attempt to combine the three Abrahamic religions. the most recent version can be found in the facebook group [u]the Oath of human citizenship[/u] https://www.facebook.com/groups/2121909808137389/ , and the original can be found in another fb group, if desired. It is 23 pages so far. It starts off like this:
"Religious Freedom
[c=#BF0000]Disclaimer: The reader confirms they are aware this work is only an ongoing attempt at combining an individual’s interpretation of the most at conflict religions; into one. Though unnerving; at times; effort is being made that it is accurate, remember that the author has read almost none of any of the sacred texts of any of them, and refuses to based on the concept(s) of here-say(news by letter), changes to the text, and the elitism of having to learn a new language just to read it. So, this is purely observational with the comedy of logic added for effect.[/c]
I consent to be open-minded to what it says. and that further meditation on these ideas towards
their improvement, is necessary.
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Let’s see how long it takes to mix all of the Abrahamic religions!, as a start."
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jehova · 31-35, M
Some would argue that no police force would mean marshal law, instead, imagine a nation where
the people are forced to trust one another as compatriots. The community that would develop
would go beyond any distinguishing characteristic, creed, or personality.
Would the current system break down? If it needs to it will. The future is in no one’s hands, but
our own.
On charity:
To ensure one’s place in the next life, one should give what they can when they can, An exact
figure cannot be made because we can each only give so much and still survive. In Islam,
generally, the standard is to give 10% of your income to the community you are in. Though not
as clearly spelled out in Christianity the principle is a tithe which might be estimate as 15-20% of
one's income but given directly to the church. The church is then supposed to ensure those funds
get back into the community, yet the Church has accumulated such wealth, there is doubt this
assumption is being met. So always give what you can, when you can; for to better the lives of
others, is to improve your own.
Example,
There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the
state fair where it won a blue ribbon.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he
grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors.
"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering
corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked.
"Why sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn
and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will
steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors
grow good corn."
He is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his
neighbor's corn also improves.
So it is with our lives. Those who choose to live in peace must help their neighbors to live in
peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well, for the value of a life is
measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others to find
happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all.
The lesson for each of us is this: if we are to improve, we must help our neighbors improve.
On education:
Education is the single greatest tool that can be utilized to achieve social mobility and eventual
equality. However, attempts must be made to ensure that education is attainable by the majority
of citizens and is affordable to even the most impoverished in society.
Some would say that education should be reserved for the rich, yet to support this claim is to
discount the value that knowledge can have in every person’s life. For it is through knowledge
that even the under achieved/privileged/under served can realize their full potential and in so
doing make the greatest contribution to society.
The idea of universal standards is one thing, but to dictate what is taught in anyway, beyond a
local or at largest state/provincial level is to push the bounds of affordable federal ambitions. For
this reason, it is wise to question the sustainability of a federal common standard; especially
when precedent for education would suggest that the/any federal policy is to diminish education
in order to slow progressive social change that would, potentially, improve the whole.

On books:
Books are necessary and sacred for they allow our minds to question and improve our condition
in this life. Books ensure that the mind remembers the mistakes of old allowing those mistakes to
be avoided in the future.
On diet:
Given that the goal of a “religion” is to improve the lives of its followers, certainly
improving/maintaining their good health would have top priority.
In applying the nutritional principles of the largest and, arguably, most similar religions of the
western world, at least, The concepts of Kosher (Judaism), Halal(Islam), and apathy
(Christianity./America?) must be effectively combined.
Given that all things kosher are halal, but not all things halal are kosher, it is best to take the most
common principles of food consumption, prohibition/avoidance of pork and shellfish, approval
of all vegetables, when necessary per the Sebi diet, and the avoidance of alcohol, stimulants,
GMOs, and processed meat. The Sebi Diet has been determined to reverse nearly every
infection-based disease. For that reason, it is only proper that in the event of ailment or illness
that the following be adhered to exclusively until symptoms/infection has gone away, usually 3
to 12 months.
The Dr. Sebi Nutritional Guide:
The foods listed see (https://drsebiscellfood.com/wp-
content/uploads/2016/12/Nutritional_Guide.pdf) are recommended by Dr. Sebi for reversing
disease and restoring health. By eating these healthy foods, your health will improve and
therefore you will have more energy.
On Fasting: Nearly every religion/tradition in the world includes the principle of fasting. We
recommend three month(s) a year of eating only the Diet as listed above. Additionally, the
concept of giving up a habit or vice for a period each year is also recommended, to see how life
could be.
On violence & war:
Violence is only necessary in times of personal protection, yet, even in times of great threat we
must always remember one rule. That to be attacked and retaliate would cause more damage then
being attacked and standing peaceful. This is especially true given the destruction that can result
from war. Better watch out America might get involved. The moral lesson portrayed by standing
peaceful will prove the attacker to be the lesser party. Therefore, karma will force the issue and
the aggressor will suffer in the end. A brief example will illustrate the intended meaning.
Bob comes home two hours early from work to find his best friend’s car parked in his driveway.
This comes as a welcome surprise, Bob enters his house and walks to his bedroom, he opens the
door to see his fiancée having sex with his best-friend.
What would you do in this situation? Here there are two paths that can be taken. Bob could either
let his anger at the scene unfolding before him take over and beat the living shit out of his best
friend and/or his fiancée or he can leave the house and give himself time to think. The first
course could easily result in criminal charges and possible jail time. Since Bob is studying to
become a teacher, he would ruin any chances at success by pursuing this first course. The second
course is how Bob proceeds; he leaves his house, gets a room at a nearby motel and calls his
father for advice. Here Bob has ensured his future as a teacher and avoided smearing his own
name and reputation. In the meantime, his fiancée is labeled as a tramp, while his best friend will
eventually get what’s coming to him.

On torture & Terrorism:
Since different religions, cultures and societies define and consider torture differently, it is
necessary for us to first define exactly what torture is. Torture can be considered any intentional
act of inflicting pain, degradation or inhuman treatment to another human being. The reason for
this torture should not be considered relevant to the morality of torture. Further, because the
ability to reason is such a rare thing, torture of one human being by another a) shouldn’t be
present in the world and b) should be prevented as much as possible by reasoning beings.
Furthermore, terrorism, or the act of intentionally infringing a sense of fear on another being
should be considered in the same light as torture. In fact, some may even consider it worse than
torture, because to purposely cause unease of another’s mind is the worst way that we can torture
someone. The reason for this is simple, whereas physical pain can be overcome by the mind,
mental unease and fear, reside in the mind and are much more difficult to overcome.
Further, fear incited by the media or government, certainly should be illegal, and subject to no
statute of limitation(s); when this “deception” is precipitated to motive public support for
something/anything is especially intolerable and if/when discovered ought to be punished.
On consumerism:
To consume is a necessary part of life. Otherwise we would die. However, to consume more than
is needed for one’s survival is surely detrimental. This is because if those who can consume
more than they need, do, then those who cannot often must do without. Therefore, every effort
must be made to alleviate the suffering of all of humanity. Until no one must do without,
Everyone, should do what they can to address the needs of those, in their community first, who
go hungry, sick, or otherwise impoverished. Only once the local need is addressed should other
parties even be considered.
On the substances of this earth:
The only book of the Bible Samael was ever willing to read was the book of Genesis, allegedly
written by OUC. The notice (s)he took to only one sentence, [that] OUC told the person/humans,
“[They] Ought never impede the growth of any seeded plant.” In 2009 within a year of Samael
bringing this to the attention of a Catholic priest, this and only this sentence was removed from
the “Official” Catholic book; that was in 2009-2010. This edit Implies the Catholic Church
didn’t want to be responsible for the repeal of prohibition of one plant. Can you guess which
one? This is therefore, the only principle Samael has determined must be upheld.
This is where individual preference comes into play. There are those who say drugs or
substances fog the mind’s ability to reason. However, there are also those who say these
substances expand the minds ability to reason. Once more a simple rule can help you on your
journey. If it grows in the ground and is not synthetic or poisonous it should not be regulated;
instead it should be treated like a grocery and taxed in order to create a means of producing
revenue to be used for community improvement. For without the availability of other activities it
is unrealistic to expect people to do anything else. However, if it grows in the ground and the
only way to employ the desired effect is by extraction or supplementation, regulation may be
necessary.
If a divine being created this place, then wouldn’t all fruits of the earth be at humanity’s
consumption? Based on this question, it is deducible that all the fruits of the earth should be used
like fruits of the earth and be used to their full benefit for humanity. Ultimately, if a divine power
created this place all we have by which to know that creator is that which was created. Therefore,

top priority must be to cherish any connection that might still exist to our potential creator
through caring for that creation.
The use of substances to foster a connection with OUC is contrary to the teachings of nearly all
religious traditions. Indeed, the Buddha maintained that enlightenment could only be reached
through sobriety, fasting, and inward thought, without distraction. Similarly the religious persons
(priests, monks, etc.) of most religions are held top this principle of abstinence.
On spoken communication:
There is great need to hone one’s speaking ability. Speech is humanity’s most common form of
communication. The exchange of ideas between reasoning beings is most readily done through
verbal conversation. Therefore, one must perfect their prowess in the spoken word just as much
as in the written word. Of course, the written word is often the spoken word recorded, so keep in
mind that empty speech can be just as detrimental as false actions. For to speak something
without meaning is an affront to the mind since it could just as easily not have been said. Also, it
can often lead to misunderstanding and confusion further damaging the self, reality, and/or
others.
On false action:
First, let us define exactly what false actions constitute. To act falsely is to do any of the
following; which is not to say these are the only ways one can act falsely; to act as, a false friend
or a false witness, or to bear, as a false witness, or to give a false impression.
Advice to live by:
Do you know why the internet should be free? Simple really because It is the only or at least best
way to make knowledge equivalent to money in terms of building up power.
Don’t look to the sky for answers/help until you’ve put out the fire in your backyard.
Live every moment as if it were the future.
Look for motive while considering sources.
Do harm to none and harm won’t befall you.
A statement that negates a positive is less negative than a negative statement; more tolerable by
others.
“Prayers or Oaths”:
I believe(optional)
“I believe that belief is based on the information that we as individuals have. Drawing on this
information we must each reason, in order, to determine what our belief or beliefs is/are. Thus,
our ability to reason creates belief and our imagination elaborates upon, rationalizes, and justifies
those beliefs.”
Life:
“One of my essential pursuits as an intelligent being is to establish my own unique method of
worship that will best meet my individual spiritual needs and physical abilities. In doing so I
hope to develop the best connection I can with our potential universal creator and/or to
appreciate the beauty of both the earth and all that is living. I will never take for granted the
beliefs of others and I vow to respect the uniqueness of every being’s journey to find balance and
spiritual maturation.”
Truth:
“I verify that I will make every effort to learn from my actions and experiences and that I will
make the same effort in making future decisions that are reflective of my past actions and
experiences. As a reasoning being this is my duty.”