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  1. Exaltist Ethan

    Poll: Which Came First?

    This topic probably comes up often on these forums, but I'm including a poll with multiple options and also putting this in debates, so there's that. The question on my mind is: Which came first, God or existence? By existence I don't mean the Universe. Doing some extrapolating, I would argue...
  2. Exaltist Ethan

    Cross or Upright Stake

    I believe that figures like Jesus were common around his time. The only difference that makes Jesus different than the others is that his birth and life were entirely sanctified. I believe Joseph is Jesus father, not just God, as I believe everybody's spiritual parent is God. But the Jews were...
  3. Exaltist Ethan

    Who was Baha'u'llah?

    I agree 100% and because I believe this I also believe that Baha'u'llah was in affect creating God by the majesty of his tablets.
  4. Exaltist Ethan

    Who was Baha'u'llah?

    And in that way Lauren Olamina could be viewed as this Messenger too, because she took a broken society and was trying to rebuild it on a different planet, with the goal of near-infinite extropy throughout the Universe. The great works you talk about could be the Universal House of Justice, or...
  5. Exaltist Ethan

    Who was Baha'u'llah?

    Baha'u'llah is putting what he viewed as previous manifestations and himself on a pedestal. Even ordinary people who don't have the rich vernacular he has can be known to do incredible things throughout their lifetimes. Baha'u'llah was exceptionally skilled at what he did and influenced millions...
  6. Exaltist Ethan

    Who was Baha'u'llah?

    Both. In some aspects, they are equal, in others, they aren't. The Manifestations you know of were just really good at writing religious law. But I believe theology covers every discipline there is, not just religion, and I believe people can manifest God just by doing good works and being a...
  7. Exaltist Ethan

    Who was Baha'u'llah?

    I voted for the first one. Not because I am a Baha'i, but because I am an Omnist and I see all people as a Manifestation of God.
  8. Exaltist Ethan

    Omnist

    Yes, I consider myself an Omnist too of sorts, although I will say I don't view each religion as complete equals, but even fringe groups like JWs and LDS has some amount of truth in them (not much though). For example, if I take the Select Smart 'what religion am I' quiz, I don't believe I score...
  9. Exaltist Ethan

    Evidence for God

    Great topic, Trailblazer. I've got two things to say about your initial post... Remember what we said awhile back, about how if God had shown us evidence of Himself, it would actually do a lot more harm than good? You even quoted your prophet from Gleanings and he concurred with us that if God...
  10. Exaltist Ethan

    Jehovah's witnesses

    I just got a letter in the mail from JWs. I ripped it up and threw it away. Go to the religion you want to be associated with, don't let them come to you unsolicited.
  11. Exaltist Ethan

    Name this belief system :)

    In case you want to join a culturally Christian religion... In addition to Unitarian Universalism, which is one of the first cultural Christian religions in the United States, I would also contend that Unity is also culturally Christian, with an emphasis on New Thought. As well, one of the most...
  12. Exaltist Ethan

    Who was Muhammad?

    Given how controversial of a figure he was, probably not.
  13. Exaltist Ethan

    Name this belief system :)

    You took my advice! This is called Cultural Christianity.
  14. Exaltist Ethan

    Poll: Inside Looking Out vs Outside Looking In Regarding Religion

    Unless you are a very inclusive Omnist you will never be on the inside of all religions. What the question really is asking, is, are you part of the inside of any religion. I’m not asking if you are part of all religions, but rather, do you belong on the inside of at least one religion. That’s...
  15. Exaltist Ethan

    Poll: Inside Looking Out vs Outside Looking In Regarding Religion

    This thread was inspired by this post I wrote last night. “From the outside looking in, you can't understand it. And from the inside looking out, you can't explain it." This is a famous quote I'm sure some of you have heard before. I'm curious as to if most people here view themselves on the...
  16. Exaltist Ethan

    God = good?

    In my religious tradition God is known to be change, and not all change is obviously good. However, even more than that, change is known to be infinite. It continues forever. I see God as something that forever changes, sometimes for good and sometimes for bad. But it’s always there as we...
  17. Exaltist Ethan

    Who was Muhammad?

    Maybe I’m just brainwashed by Christians but I always considered Muhammad not a very good person. There’s a lot of controversy regarding him. Didn’t he kill a lot of people and marry girls under aged? Yeah, not good in my opinion. Most people could be better prophets if they were in the same...
  18. Exaltist Ethan

    Spiritual and religions, but none of the religions seem to fit

    You know, I was so bummed out about not finding the religion that held my beliefs that I didn’t realize at one point what I was really doing wrong. I was looking from the point of view of outside looking in when I should have been looking from the inside looking out. I looked for transhumanist...
  19. Exaltist Ethan

    Spiritual and religions, but none of the religions seem to fit

    Great post! Let me share my thoughts. In the past I attended a UU church. Besides the sense of social justice there doesn't seem to be a lot holding the glue of the modern Unitarian together. When I took the famous Select Smart religious quiz, I typically would get two results really high up on...
  20. Exaltist Ethan

    Explaining Exaltism

    Exaltism is still very much a thing for me, and I will continue to be known as Exaltist Ethan or Exaltist on various parts of the Internet, but I have decided that once I am able to, I'm changing my name to Earthseed Ethan to reflect beliefs people actually know about, that is not exclusive to...
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