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Evolution in the sense that we shall use it is not necessarily synonymous with
Darwin's evolutionary theory, as it is a broader concept that for communication's
sake shall be defined here as progression to a desired state, in any field. The
Infidelic Church is concerned with evolutionary progress in the fields that
influence our prosperity, such as DNA, world-views, technology, ethics, and
social structure.
Our DNA is a very important factor that not only plays a large role in our mental
and physical capacities as a human, but also determines if we are human at all,
or a banana, or a monkey, or a sponge. It is undeniable how profoundly it
affects us, deciding if we shall be retarded or a genius, sickly or in superior
health. Before we are even born this chemical has already written much of our
personal fate. We are normally at the whim of our parents and of a chemical
reaction when receiving our DNA, but as our technology is evolving it is seeming
not only possible but nearly certain that we will be able to gain greater levels of
control over the DNA of new humans as well as our own genetic makeup,
through gene therapy technologies. As of now however the only method to
evolve our DNA seems to be the old fashioned meeting of quality reproductive
cells that contain strong genetics.
Our world-views are how we "know" the world to be. I theorize that world-views
tend to devolve as they lose correlation with reality. Not all false beliefs are bad
(harmful to the believer's subjective prosperity) but when a person has no
concern for the truth of their beliefs they are credulous, and vulnerable to con
artists and madmen who have developed quite the habit for leading them to ruin,
or fucking them out of their money and their dignity. In addition, living true and
marveling at the mystery and strangeness of everything (as opposed to
believing it to all be figured out) can be euphoric and wonderful. It is quite
satisfying to do one's own search for the truth, and not truly believe anything
taken on faith. Instead of living in a traditional secondhand “reality tunnel” you
can create your own world consciously (since our mind creates everything we
experience anyways, whether we realize it or not) and just use it as the symbol it
really is, to symbolize reality and to put things into a meaningful context. Your
world-view can be thought of as everything that isn't direct experience. When
our model of reality is seen for what it is we have more power to update it when it
is proven to not be in keeping with reality as well as more control over the model
itself, as opposed to it being programmed by others. An evolved world-view as I
see it is one that is in smooth keeping with reality and, consequentially, improves
the experience of the beholder and those affected by him. A devolved “reality” is
one that conflicts with observation and logic and, consequentially, degrades the
experience of the beholder (or makes him a fool) and those affected by him (not
including, of course, the one's that get to laugh at his stupidity).
Ethics are the part of our world-views that outline the ways we should interact
with our environment and with other humans. I believe, naturally, that ethics
should be based on the creation of prosperity. The Infidelic Virtues outline some
of the ethics that seem to be conducive to prosperous habitats, especially when
pleasure is seen as “the Good” and suffering as “the Bad”. I believe that ethical
living is the most evolved because it naturally produces an optimal human
environment. The more evolved the social environment the more one can focus
on things that bring them pleasure and meaning instead of just watching one's
back.
Social structures are the agreements of who gets to (or has to) be in charge
of (or subjected to) what, how the Goods get split up, what is tradition and what
is taboo, what is expected of us and what is forbidden, etc. Basically the Game
Rules of a human society. They certainly don't seem to rest on any “objective”
reality but are mental constructs, and seem based on human (primate) nature
and learned behavior. Note that social structures are different from ethics,
because the law of the land may or may not align with your personal ethics
(which are based on your personal values) on any given issue, or even with the
personal ethics of the vast majority of the governed.
I believe that an evolved social structure is one that is better for everyone with
minimal or no sacrifices needed. Because of the many conflicts of interest, grey
areas, and opposing schools of thought, such as communism and capitalism,
encountered when attempting to determine what a "good" social structure
should be like, it is a matter of economics and social science to determine the
details, but some things, such as slavery, tyranny, and habitual genocide are in
clear opposition to the principles of this church.
Technology is every idea manifested and passed on by thinking humans. Some
ideas do much good for humanity, others much bad. We believe that
technologies that make life better are good, and believe that technologies with
bad side effects need to be made properly obsolete, and see harmful
technology as a necessary (and at times unnecessary) evil to last us until a
technology that won't have as bad effects can be implemented, not as
something to keep trying to support until we just can't take it anymore (such as
fossil fuel based energy today).
As for psycho-spiritual technologies there have been many developed over
the years by religious groups, psychiatrists, and others. I theorize that it may be
good to gather techniques from a multitude of different groups, and to be able to
find common denominators of good and bad techniques.