A Brief Summation

You're probably wondering, given the paucity of information here, what this group is or what it is about. Well, it's quite simple; I, and no doubt many, many others, have vacillated for many years between agnosticism, atheism, and various forms of spiritualism or organized religion, but are unable to accept or gloss over the obvious contradictions and problems inherent in various doctrines, the Bible, etc.

After a while, I decided that the only thing I could do was "create" my own religion out of my beliefs, and given these beliefs are probably shared by a great many, make a space where they can be discussed and fleshed out.

What do I/we believe?

1.) Evolution is obvious, but the origins of the universe itself are far more murky; we believe there was/is an intelligent creator of the universe.

2.) If that is true, then whomever or whatever this being or deity is, liberated us, so to speak, from the darkness of non-existence into being.

3.) Given the lack of instructions that we have received as human beings from this deity, which we believe exists, the only thing we can rationally do is to liberate humanity and fellow human beings in that same fashion, by fighting for civil rights, the ability of all to have their basic needs met, etc.

4.) If we are wrong, then so be it. We still will have acted morally and helped create a better world. If we are correct as to there being an intelligent creator of the universe, but that creator is one which stands by absurd or ridiculous rules or doctrines and does not care either way for the welfare of human beings, then that deity would be contemptible and not worth praise. In any event, we can't really go wrong.