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Kopimism - a newly-formalised religion
Renegade:
http://falkvinge.net/2012/01/04/missionary-church-of-kopimism-approved-as-official-religion/ (in Sweden)
It's at least as consistent as most other things that get recognised as religions. Although I'm not sure the sharing of knowledge and information is not, for me, the most beautiful thing there is (in a way I'd say finding/discovering/creating might be) - and that I could claim something like this without cracking out in laughter, it is true that sharing is one of the most natural things humans do - with ideas if not with resources
-iphigenie (January 08, 2012, 08:47 AM)
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Woohoo~!
Now, I wonder if I can start a sub-sect/cultish off-shoot/branch that believes in smoking pot, sharing information, and sharing photos of targets shot at long range with fully-automatic 50 caliber sniper rifles (yay for Barrett!) or mortars or bazookas or armor piercing tank rounds or white phosphorous rounds or... :P
Meh... I think I'd better start off light with 50 cal sniper rifles at a few hundred metres. :D UND KEINE EIER!
Stoic Joker:
Now, I wonder if I can start a sub-sect/cultish off-shoot/branch that believes in smoking pot, sharing information, and sharing photos of targets shot at long range with fully-automatic 50 caliber sniper rifles (yay for Barrett!) or mortars or bazookas or armor piercing tank rounds or white phosphorous rounds or...-Renegade (January 08, 2012, 09:02 AM)
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Easy enough to do... Any chapter of Koptimists on this side of the Mason–Dixon Line, should automatically (pun intended) include the above requirements.
cmpm:
The word religion makes me shudder.
Because of the potential for trouble.
I know there are many that do not cause trouble,
but there are many that do.
Centralizing power over aspects of the net could be another potential threat.
Even if it's in the name of keeping it free.
With individuals being named as spearheading this,
that alone gives them some power.
Maybe I don't know enough about the goals or ideas of this deal,
so it's just my opinion as an outsider of a sort.
Stoic Joker:
The word religion makes me shudder.
Because of the potential for trouble.
I know there are many that do not cause trouble,
but there are many that do.
Centralizing power over aspects of the net could be another potential threat.
Even if it's in the name of keeping it free.
With individuals being named as spearheading this,
that alone gives them some power.
Maybe I don't know enough about the goals or ideas of this deal,
so it's just my opinion as an outsider of a sort.-cmpm (January 08, 2012, 10:35 AM)
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+1 - The devil you know vs. the lessor of evils vs. world domination by who knows what. No matter how this ends...it won't be good.
iphigenie:
I think the main goal is to make a point against the tightening of copyright and other internet-banning laws, and try using some of the exemptions of religion to make said point.
After all, claiming that something is against your religion gives you exemptions of some laws. And religions are harder to sue.
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