SwimModSponges Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 It's probably not that good of a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vela Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I didn't laugh. I think this concept is fascinating too though 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 What about using Father Time as the idol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Have you delved a little into Alan Moore's world? He created a religion around a sock puppet just because he wanted to. Time has no need of form until you perceive it and give it form. Going the geek route here, think of all the ways through the past 50 years that time has been represented in the title run of 'Doctor Who' . Spirals everywhere. Swirls. Gears. The gaseous luminesce of nebulas either yet to be or on their end or both at once. It's not time until someone names it 'Time' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSAID Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Listen, I am so into creating new belief and worship systems for the hell of it, to the point where I cant get into that right now, but the jokes have to be built in to the statements themselves, not something separate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, katt_goddess said: Have you delved a little into Alan Moore's world? He created a religion around a sock puppet just because he wanted to. Time has no need of form until you perceive it and give it form. Going the geek route here, think of all the ways through the past 50 years that time has been represented in the title run of 'Doctor Who' . Spirals everywhere. Swirls. Gears. The gaseous luminesce of nebulas either yet to be or on their end or both at once. It's not time until someone names it 'Time' . Im a massive elder scrolls nerd, so its going to be Akatosh, Dragon god of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, NSAID said: Listen, I am so into creating new belief and worship systems for the hell of it, to the point where I cant get into that right now, but the jokes have to be built in to the statements themselves, not something separate Yeah the change in perspective or whatever is the main reason im prolly gonna take it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, SwimModSponges said: Im a massive elder scrolls nerd, so its going to be Akatosh, Dragon god of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 I preface it by saying that's only my personal deity and any other deity would be just as valid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I would make it something from Chrono Trigger. Crono himself, the Chrono Egg, that old dude at The End of Time, the ship Epoch, the Nu.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasty Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 23 hours ago, SwimModSponges said: It's probably not that good of a joke. It’s not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Was it the shift in tone, lazy punchline, or mediocre setup? If i were to workshop it, what recommendation would you make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Not sure if you're trying to build an actual religion, or are making fun of religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 11/4/2019 at 2:06 PM, SwimModSponges said: Also how dare you not fix the spacing between the first two pairs of parentheses before sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Building a religion. The first part of my essay (On the Utility of Religion) describes how and why religion evolved and will list all of the legitimately great things religion has given us; social structure, peace-of-mind, inspiration... measurable, concrete health benefits that I (as an atheist) would love to tap into. Part two (On the Dissatisfaction with Current Structures) goes into the exploration of world religions and why I personally would not feel comfortable in each. Part three (On the Search for Greater Truth) sets up the question of "what is worth worshiping, anyways?" Part four (On the True Structure) is my thesis on why time is the right thing to worship. Part five (On the Pageantry) is, as you see, focuses on establishing parameters for this all to go down. 100% legit you guys, this is the strongest truth I can live. I'm going to start worshiping time, and I really hope lots of others will too. Because I have seen the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 I'm up to 1,400 or so words. Currently I'm describing why we should use Pink Floyd and Tool as hymnals and cannabis as a holy sacrament akin to the consecrated bread of the euchrist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
🍬Candy🍬 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I think flava flav would be a great idol or mascot for the Religion of Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I still think you're mad, choosing Time over the Void to worship. Maybe someday we can wage a Holy War over it. On the other hand, I do acknowledge/respect that Time is really only one step removed from the Void. So, you're ahead of the game on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 Sithis worship is for edgelord emokids and the dark brotherhood assassins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) Mkay. Get back to me when Time loses all meaning because the Void has consumed all. When all the stars have gone out, when all matter has decayed, when all the black holes have evaporated, when the universe has finally reached that stable perfection that is absolute maximum entropy, when Nothing remains, and will remain, forever. Edit: Ok, quick skim of the Sithis wiki, since I'm not deep, or at all, into ES lore. And I gotta say, these chumps don't know shit about worshiping the Void. Chaos? Death? The Void is absolute stable perfection, the truly unachievable state of the existence of non-existence. The Void is the duality of everything and nothing. This whole system is flawed if they're attributing both "light" and "order" to the same god, Anu. Light is true chaos. It's bizarre how often everyone tries to combine things like "light" and "life" with perfection and order and stability. Light and life are absolutely chaotic elements. Light is movement. Light is energy. How is it anyone can believe energy and stability can co-exist? Delusional. No. Life will end, the light will fade, and all that will be left is the darkness, as the universe slowly grinds to a halt, achieving perfect stability. Nah. The more I read, the more I think this lore doesn't remotely fit with my idea of The Void. The Void isn't a counterpart to anything. The Void is the sum of all that is and all that is not. Death is the counterpart to Life. The Void encompasses them both. The Void is Beginning and End. From the Void, the universe was ripped, chaotic and violent, and from that moment, the universe has only ever sought to return to that state of Nothing. Edited November 7, 2019 by rpgamer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBarney Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way Dicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Tired lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today And then one day you find Ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you've missed the starting gun And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in a relative wau but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time Plans that always come to naught, half a page of scribbled lines Hanging on, in quiet desperation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 Ok, well, you go ahead and start that religion and I'll start mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, SwimModSponges said: I'm up to 1,400 or so words. Currently I'm describing why we should use Pink Floyd and Tool as hymnals and cannabis as a holy sacrament akin to the consecrated bread of the euchrist. I'm not much of a Tool fan, but I can take a pretty wild guess at what Pink Floyd song you have in mind. Dammit nabs beat me to it. Edited November 7, 2019 by Doom Metal Alchemist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 10 hours ago, SwimModSponges said: Ok, well, you go ahead and start that religion and I'll start mine. Can we still have that holy war at armageddon? Do time worshipers have an end-of-days prophecy/plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 ... i suppose the end of days for time would be... um... the void. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Lol. No, yeah, but, I mean, as worshipers, every religion has to have some doom'n'gloom for the "end of the world." And yeah, obviously there is the understanding that Time is eternal. But, humans are shortsighted, can't see beyond the end of their own existence. It just wouldn't be a religion without a Rapture or a Ragnarok or Enlightenment or Nirvana or whatever, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 OK the essay is done. https://unevenedge.com/topic/47167-dont-mind-me-just-trying-to-start-a-religion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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