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Have you ever felt dissatisfied with existing religions? Have you ever become fed up with the lack of tolerance within many existing religions? You can follow your own path and start your own religion.



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    Think why you want to create your own religion. Is it because you feel no other religion satisfies you? Is it because existing religions seem overly intolerant? Or is it because you feel you know something which you would like to share with the rest of humanity? Understand your reasons.
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    Understand that religions answer four fundamental questions of life.
    • Who am I? Are people created as another animal, or in the image of the Creator?
    • Where did I come from? Was this world created by one God (monotheism), or was it made as the teamwork of many Gods (polytheism)? Perhaps the Earth just fell in place by accident, or it was just always around. Did a God create this world and leave it behind, or are we a part of him? Are we simulations in a computer?
    • Why are we here? As in our purpose. Is the purpose of life happiness? Reproduction? To fulfill the Creator(s) who gave you life? Or is it a combination?
    • Where will I go when I die? Is there a heaven, hell, or purgatory? What can a person do to stay out of Hell if there is one? Are people reincarnated? Can one's works or faith influence what animal/person one becomes? Is there a sacred animal (such as cows in Hinduism) that holds sacred people? Or do the lights just switch off when you die?
    • All people wonder these questions at some point, and religions provide a quick answer to these fundamental topics of philosophy. Consider the answers that your religion will bring to the people.
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    Write down your ideas. Make sure that they are clear and easy to understand. Make sure that you truly believe what you are writing, and that you're not just making something up that you know is complete nonsense.
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    Talk to people. Try to get people to understand your new religion. Explain to them your reasons for starting this religion. Don't let closed-minded people put you off.
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    Let your religion grow. This final step you have no control over. You can influence it by trying to convert people, but it will usually grow by itself if the idea has real Truth in it.
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    Be humble. Also, don't let it get to your head when you think about the fact that you founded the religion. Think of previous religious founders like Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, Confucius etc. How did they behave, were they humble or self-glorifying.


  • Spread the word! The internet provides many opportunities to spread new ideas quickly.
  • Pay attention to how children respond to your religion and adjust it accordingly. Even the wisest teachers can and should learn from children. If kids can really get into it, you know you've done well.
  • This article is for people who feel they have a true philosophical revelation, not for posers who want to start a cult and/or self glorifying religion.


  • Your family or friends might not take well to you rejecting your previous religion (even if its not a full rejection, they'll probably see it as one)
  • Remember the differences between Religions, Sects, and Cults.
  • Religion - A religion is a set of beliefs and practices generally held by a community, involving adherence to codified beliefs and rituals and study of ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and verbal teaching of their understandings and stories, as well as personal faith and mystic (without full understanding of) experiences.
    • www.psychic-experiences.com/glossary.php
    • In short, practiced by a large number of people, with writings, etc.
  • Cult - Followers of an exclusive (for the group) system of religious beliefs and practices
    • wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
    • In short, Exclusive beliefs. Cults are not necessarily bad and dark.
  • Sect - A subdivision of a larger religious group
    • wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
    • In short, similar beliefs, but attached (i.e. Mormons)

Things You'll Need

  • An open mind
  • Courage to stand up to established norms and injustices

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