The Future of this Church |
It seems to me that it is likely that the Church of Reality will become a major religion. We live in an age where everyone is getting a computer and connecting to the web. Kids who are raised on the internet are starting kindergarden already knowing how to read and write. In 40 years these kids, who are going to be smarter than we are, are going to be in power. As science progresses, we are looking deeper into space and time to the creation of the universe. We are unlocking the secrets of life itself and are on the verge of changing humans genetically to make ourselves live longer, give us immunity from disease and genetic defects, and to improve ourselves. Humanity is going to change drastically over the next 100 years. Who we are is who we choose to be. And we have to take charge of our destiny.
This new generation of smarter people are going to be less and less satisfied with religions based on ancient mythologies that are scientifically unsound. It's pretty obvious these days that the earth was not created in six days. That there was no great flood and Noah didn't save two of everything. God isn't a mass murderer of children as depicted in the Bible. As humans get smarter, the old religions will fade. What will replace these religions is yet to be seen, however it is reasonable to conclude that as people get smarter, that reality itself will become more prominant. One can't help but believe that smarter people will be interested in looking at the world the way it really is. It is therefore likely that this Church of Reality may be the predominant religion in 100 years. And you can be part of the creation of this new religion.
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