Contemplating the name "Church of Reality" is the first step in becoming a Realist. The name is the message. The Church of Reality is by definition a religion dedicated to the pursuit of reality the way it really is. But what does that mean? How do you accomplish that? Is this church truly accomplishing this or is there a better way? Let us assume that a Church of Reality is possible for the purpose of discussion. What do you think it should be like?
This Church of Reality is the idea of the First One, Marc Perkel, who came up with the name and started this reality based church. but just because it was first doesn't mean that it's being done right. In fact we assume that mistakes are being made and that there is a better way to do what we are doing. Furthermore everyone has a point of view and in order to become a Realist you have to identify with reality from your point of view and what it means to you and your life situation.
So before we tell you what we think the Church of Reality means, think about it yourself. Suppose you had the idea of creating a "Church of Reality", what do you think that would be like? You see, the Church of Reality wasn't created of of divine inspiration. We don't have a holy book to follow. It is created by people like you and me wondering about how to do reality based religion right.
The name "Church of Reality" is out there. Even if this implementation of the Church of Reality fails the idea of reality based religion isn't going away. The church is created and evolves through contemplating the name.
Contemplating the name is more than just thinking about it yourself. It includes articulating what you think and discussing it with other people. Contemplating the name with other people allows for more minds to work on the problem. They give you new ideas and you give them new ideas.
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