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Are you familiar with the term "egonovism"? Do you agree that most Americans are egonovists?
"Egonovism is the belief in a god and/or a religious structure that is not determined by holy text, organized religion, or religious leaders. It is the Egonovists themselves who determine the religious doctrine. Essentially, they make up the rules, and they decide how to follow them."
5 Answers
- TroposLv 78 years ago
Sounds like a distinction that is motivated by another believer trying to contrive an authority behind their personal interpretation, while debasing others. All believers would be "egonovists." That's how the god concept develops through people's lives.
The believer's concept of god gets sculpted throughout their life, like clay applied to a wireframe(which is the Yahweh character taught to them initially), by misattributing various natural phenomena and experiences to the god character throughout their life. Believers sculpt a god concept into one that is believable to them. For example, a murderer may believe in a god character that will forgive their actions, or agrees with the absurd justifications for their actions, sometimes bolstering it and negating introspection. Co-opting the authority of the god character to support a line of reasoning that would otherwise be reconsidered. Take for example the Westb*ro Baptists. When one feels "blessed by god", and on the "side of god", one's own actions can be seen as supported by the god.
- Anonymous7 years ago
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- Anonymous8 years ago
No, most prefer home made, not frozen, waffles.
