The Church of Reality is an emergent religion. It is part of the evolution of humanity. Humanity has evolved the Sacred Method also known as the scientific method which allows us to move from believing to knowing. We have developed the Internet which allows all of humanity to share knowledge between individuals and everyone else on the planet. We have used our telescopes to look back to the beginning of time and space.
Just as apples grow on apple trees when a life form such as ourselves evolves to this point we want to know why. What is our purpose in the universe? What does it all mean? What am I supposed to do what I wake up in the morning? What is right and wrong and where does right and wrong come from? The world of religion has attempted to answer these questions based on believing in holy books, but these old books are the old maps of reality. Science is the new map of reality. Instead of believing we now actually know how the universe was created and where we come from.
It is therefore natural that our evolutionary path include a merging of our understanding of reality and the purpose of our existence. We need to answer the questions posed here in the context of what actually exists. Thus it is inevitable that a Church of Reality must exist. It is in fact part of our evolutionary destiny. Even if it wasn't created here in this way it would eventually have been created elsewhere by others and it is likely to be very similar to this Church of Reality.
The Church of Reality is Religion 2.0. It is the next step in religious evolution. Now that we have knowing we can no longer rely on merely believing. We humans have to make decisions in order to continue to Stay in the Game. Otherwise we will be Left Behind. Existence vs. Extinction.
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