Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Open Source Religion


Well, I suppose it was bound to happen. There is now an open-source religion, Yoism.

From wikipedia: it represents "a continuous process of refinement and dialogue among the believers themselves. In comparison to traditional religions - which are considered authoritarian, hierarchical, and change-resistant - they emphasize participation, self-determination, decentralization, and evolution."

From their website, their saints appear to be Albert Einstein, Richard Dawkins, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and... the Dixie Chicks (?).
I was kind of hoping that there would be something a little more original, thoughtful than what's here.

Thoughts?

2 comments:

Dan said...

You wrote: "I was kind of hoping that there would be something a little more original, thoughtful than what's here."

Dig deeper. The flashy, popular music and comedy clips are meant to make difficult concepts more palatable and more easily experienced. If you dig deeper, you should find some rather challenging and complex stuff.

May the PLWYGYWO,
Dan

Brad Wright said...

Thanks for responding Dan... is there any particular section of the website that you would recommend as particularly interesting/ innovative?