The Church or Reality exists for the pursuit of the understanding of understanding. We exist to pursue the answer to the Sacred Question - "What is Real?" This church isn't about what you believe in - it's about what you do. To be a member of this church is to commit to the doing of the doing. You have to walk the walk and talk the talk. The Church of Reality is about being real - not pretending to be real because reality looks cool. It's not about being a poser and fake being real. The dharma of the church is to actually be real.

Although we don't go from door to door asking people if they know Darwin and saying Darwin loves you, one of the sacred missions of the Church of Reality is to spread the idea that reality is important and that it is something that shouldn't be ignored. As Realists practicing Realism we benefit in growing our church by attracting others who may not be church members, but have embraced the concept of being realistic and are interested in what is real. It is one of our goals to raise awareness about reality and the importance of including reality in our daily lives and to make people aware of the pitfalls of ignoring reality.

So - how do we do this? There are many ways, but there are a few obvious places to start. As the First One I will start the process and list some specific objectives of the Church of Reality. The list will grow - but it will form an outline for the kind of thinking that defines the dharma of the church.

Some of the Sacred Principles use our Sacred Terminology. The reader will better understand the principles by reading the Terminology first.