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The universal thought of surviving purely because you live. Your biological instincts of survival don’t emerge from a thought pattern or personal reason. in times of crisis, you instinctively gain the will to survive because you live and breathe.
“Though through the boy’s heart, emotions of instinct and Livism carve out a path.”
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A religion created on May 8th, 2013 by Liz, also known as popular Tumblr user "egg-rolls." The religion is simple, with it's central message being "don't be an asshole." On it's official Facebook page, the founding quote of the religion is as follows:

"You are an important and beautiful motherfucker. And if anyone ever tells you different, as I always say, eat them. With jelly. The world is yours to take, my amigo. So take it. And all the parts you don't like of it? Stomp on them. Crush them under the weight of your spectacularity. Go get it. Whatever kind of shithole you're in, take a shovel and dig yourself out of it and use it to beat any fuckface who tries to stop you." - Liz

The religion has hundreds of followers worldwide, and they meet in the Tumblr tag #lizism.
"I just joined Lizism because I believe in not being an asshole to anybody!"

"Lizism is a religion that was founded on Tumblr."
A religion whos god is the mighty Levi Ackerman. Our daily prayer is Sasageyo and the quote we live by goes: ''Give up on your dreams and die''- Levi Ackerman
Person A: What is your religion
Person B: Levism
Person A: Ah yes. Sasageyo
Levism by midxary November 3, 2020
A religion where you must put other thing aside that could have an negative impact on accomplishing a major goal
Noah started to practice Litism to become a better person
Litism by HeadYoungin1056 October 13, 2022
The art of random nothingness or unexpected, unjustifiable actions of human beings.

Symptoms: Social ineptitude, Chin straps, religious headgear during random moments in the year, simply complex minded, washing dishes and doing laundry at long intervals, feelings of the ability to bend space, time and reality,

Opposite: James Bond.
i.e. you are watching a movie with several friends... the movie is interrupted by a random act of yelling and rousing that has no relation to the movie, or current scene in the movie, or any comment anyone in the room has made - resulting in puzzled amazement by others in the room expecting context behind said random act of stupidity.

During a movie such as The Terminator, explosive singing occurs ♪"SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOWWWW!!"♪

In which after long pause, person two causally mumbles, "Boy, that was one helluva act of Levism"
levism by Doctor Spokky April 11, 2010
have you heard of lixism? you automatically become extremely cool 😎
lixism by the real bunns October 28, 2020
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