My religion stresses acceptance and tolerance. Love, respect, humility and honor are cornerstones. Nothing is demanded. Membership is instant. Hierarchy is non-existent. Worship is expressed simply through living and allowing others to live. There is no idol, no symbol, no church except for the Earth. Respect and care for the Earth is paramount as it is our home and gift. Mindfulness and humbleness are touted, while antitheses such as ambition and friendly competition are supported as well. Evolution is an accepted practice, as progress is not only necessary but inevitable. Murder, greed, dominance, eminent domain, manifest destiny, prejudice, submission, hate, genocide and other ills of the modern man are recognized as unnecessary follies and dealt with as such. Over time these follies will lose their foothold in the collective consciousness of mankind - they are destroyed but never forgotten, to ensure that those pasts never repeat, as learning from the past is the only means to ensure a lasting future.
I call it common sense.
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