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I would like to start a new church. The Church of " I don't know"

The church would have a few basic premises.
Premise 1 "I don't know"
Premise 2 " You don't know"
Premise 3 " Anyone who deludes themselves into declaring that they know is indeed deluded.
Premise 4 There is a wonder of not knowing. It keeps your mind open and it fosters a spirit of exploration. It allows you to ride the present moment in a state of wonder

Does anyone want do join? To join all you have to do is say " I don't know"

robmcco 3 Oct 7
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I don’t want or need a church.

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There was a "know nothing" political party in the USA in the 19th century, the 17th vice president Schuyler Colfax almost joined, he seemed a pretty decent guy.
To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. Socrates

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Somewhat like the Unified Front for Anarchy?(UFFA)
The National Anti-Institutional Institution (NAII)?

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I don't know. I have to ponder it a while. I'll let you know.

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I DON'T KNOW.

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Let me guess at where you would convene...I don’t know.

I’m with the others on the church thing. I think what we have on this site is a bunch of, well, I don’t know.

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The church of gnosis

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I'm not sure,...as some of the others have posted the term "church" is definitely a loaded one. Of course "tax-free" is a plus, but then I am for religions to lose that status & only be able to operate just as secular non-profits do.

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i have been there for a long time

bill Level 3 Oct 28, 2017
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My friend Mike and I started a new religion in Denver in the 1980s. The Church of Totally Elastic Slack, because that is what we all need, a little bit of slack.

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No, because my life doesn't center around my religious beliefs. Now... something like the Association for the Principles of the United Federation of Planets, I might be up for that. 😛

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Je ne sais pas

Non lo so.

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Don't want to join any church, or religion. Why would you want to create one?

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I wouldn't call it a "church." Christians have ruined that word. Let's find a new one.

Dylan Level 5 Oct 7, 2017

Institution

congregation

Or, Fellowship. There are plenty of ways to organize it without using the word "Church"

There is an organization called Sunday Assembly doing kind of a similar thing. Here's a link to their site. [sundayassembly.com] I kinda like the word Assembly; it fits in with the A's of Atheist and Agnostic.

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This was a 1979 John Huston movie, "Wise Blood" in which someone starts the Church of No God.

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Hey at least it would be tax free

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Is the church of "I don't know" an oxymoron. I hope so. Something to be dogmatic about.

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I don't know, man...

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I thought I knew that church is good business. I don't know if this venture will ever be enterprising? I don't know, man, I really don't know

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