It's not the religion

It's the fucking religion. It will always be used by zealots and charlatans for evil and will never do anything good that can't be done by anyone NOT in an incest cult.

Derp "DERRRRRRP! DERRRRPPP! It'S not ThE rElIgIoN bUt ChRiStIaNiTy (And be extention Judaism because it's literally the same religion) LiTeRaLlY did ThE tHiNg I'm CoMpLaInInG about! DEERRRRRRRP!!!"

Hym "You... Literally just contradicted yourself there... The words you just now said were 'It's not the religion but the religion did the thing.' That violates the law of non'contradiction. If the religion caused the zionism... Then the religion is the cause of the zionism... If ZIONISM is the problem... Then the religion CAUSED THE PROBLEM. 'It's not the problem it's just THE CAUSE of the problem.' Is what you just said there. 'It's not the gun! It's the bullets!' Like, let it go. You don't need to use the religion instrumentally."

It's not the religion by Hym Iam July 25, 2024

Pre-Established Religion

Pre-established religions are religions that were established prior to the 20th century. (Ex. Judaism, Christianity, Paganism, Buddhism, etc)

B practices a Pre-Established Religion; I think it was Christianity forgot what branch though.

Pre-Established Religion by BloodMoon Night February 3, 2025

Hard Problem of Religion

The inevitable corruption of transcendent experience by institutional power. Religion often begins with a profound, transformative mystical insight or revelation (e.g., the Buddha's enlightenment, Moses at the burning bush). The hard problem is that to preserve and spread this insight, it must be codified into dogma, ritual, and hierarchy—an institution. The institution then inevitably becomes invested in its own survival, power, and social control, often betraying the very transformative, anti-establishment spirit that founded it. The container ends up worshipped instead of the contents.

Example: Jesus overturns the money-changers' tables in the temple, criticizing rigid legalism. Centuries later, the selling of papal indulgences (paying for forgiveness) becomes standard practice in the institution bearing his name. The hard problem: The spiritual "virus" needs a social "host" to spread, but the host's immune system (bureaucracy, dogma, politics) eventually attacks the virus. You can't have organized religion without organization, but organization seems to kill the religious spark. The result is often empty ritual, inquisitions, and wealth accumulation—the exact opposites of the founder's stated goals. Hard Problem of Religion.

Hard Problem of Religion by Enkigal January 24, 2026

Critical Theory of Religion

The application of Critical Theory to religion—examining how religious beliefs and institutions are shaped by power, how they can serve domination or liberation, and how they might be transformed. Critical Theory of Religion asks: How has religion justified hierarchy? How has it inspired resistance? What interests are served by religious narratives? Drawing on Marx ("opium of the people"), the Frankfurt School, and liberation theology, it insists that religion is never just faith—it's politics, culture, power. Understanding religion requires understanding the society that produces it—and imagining religion otherwise requires imagining society otherwise.

"Religion is just private belief, they say. Critical Theory of Religion asks: private for whom? Religion has justified empires, fueled revolutions, shaped laws. It's never just private; it's always political. Critical theory doesn't dismiss religion but asks: whose interests does it serve? Could it serve liberation? The question isn't whether you believe; it's what your belief does in the world."

Critical Theory of Religion by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 4, 2026

Scientific Evidentialist Religion

A comprehensive worldview combining the dogmas of scientific evidence, falsifiability, and empiricism into a single, self‑certifying system. Scientific evidentialist religion holds that only claims that can be empirically tested, potentially falsified, and supported by peer‑reviewed evidence are worthy of belief. It condemns all other forms of knowing (intuition, revelation, dialectics, tradition) as irrational. It is a religion because it demands faith in its own epistemic foundations—which cannot be justified by its own standards without circularity. It is the most complete contemporary expression of scientism as a faith.

Example: “He declared that any claim not backed by RCTs and falsifiable hypotheses was ‘meaningless noise’—scientific evidentialist religion, a faith disguised as a method.”

Scientific Evidentialist Religion by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 16, 2026

Scientific Method Religion

The worship of the scientific method as a sacred, infallible procedure that, if followed correctly, guarantees truth. Scientific method religion treats the textbook “hypothesis, experiment, conclusion” sequence as a universal algorithm applicable to all questions, ignoring that actual science is messy, pluralistic, and value‑laden. It dismisses fields that cannot experiment (history, cosmology) as less scientific, and treats methodological deviations as heresy. It is a religion because it attributes to a procedure a power it cannot have: to settle all disputes and banish uncertainty forever.

Example: “He insisted that only ‘hypothesis‑testing’ produces knowledge, dismissing qualitative social science as ‘not real science’—scientific method religion, canonizing one method as the only path to truth.”

Scientific Evidence Religion

A variant of evidence‑based religion that specifically worships “scientific evidence” as the only legitimate kind, rejecting personal testimony, cultural tradition, and practical experience as worthless. Scientific evidence religion treats peer‑reviewed studies as sacred texts, meta‑analyses as catechisms, and any gap in the literature as proof of falsehood. It often forgets that scientific evidence is itself produced by communities with assumptions, interests, and blind spots. It is the faith that what is published in journals is what is real.

Example: “He dismissed her chronic pain because ‘there’s no scientific evidence it’s real’—scientific evidence religion, treating absence of published studies as absence of reality.”

Scientific Method Religion by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 16, 2026

Evidence-based Religion

The dogmatic application of “evidence-based” thinking to all domains of life, treating it not as a useful heuristic for certain contexts but as a moral and epistemic absolute. Evidence‑based religion demands randomized controlled trials for policy, therapy, and even personal relationships, while ignoring that most important decisions cannot be made by evidence alone. It fetishizes “what works” without asking “works for whom?” and “works toward what end?” It is a religion because it elevates a particular method of evaluation into an ultimate value.

Evidence-based Religion Example: “He refused to trust his own intuition about a friendship, demanding ‘evidence’ that the person was trustworthy—evidence‑based religion, applying clinical standards to the irreducibly human.”

Proof-based Religion

A belief system that demands proof—usually formal, mathematical, or logical demonstration—for any claim to be considered real or meaningful. Proof‑based religion rejects probabilistic or inductive reasoning as insufficient, and dismisses any claim that cannot be proven with certainty. Ironically, the demand for proof cannot itself be proven without circularity, so the entire edifice rests on an act of faith. It is common in online rationalist communities that mistake the standards of formal logic for the standards of life.

Example: “He demanded a formal proof that his girlfriend loved him, then dismissed her expressions of affection as ‘anecdotal’—proof‑based religion, demanding certainty where none is possible.”

Evidence-based Religion by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 16, 2026