>>30312448>History != Truth, only the perception of truthiness.And therein lies the rub. People dont need it to be 100% true, they just need to be able to have the belief its true. This MLP religion inherrently lacks any form of truthiness to be convincing. In the grand sake of it, it doesnt matter whether its true, but whether one can believe it
>And what defines a religion from finding inner peace in it? We're talking, chatting, and swapping ideas about the ideals of the show back and forth. We've aptly named it a religion. Where's the difference apart from nomenclature? To make it a religion requires a worship of some kind. You have to place faith in whatever mystical idea that is being put out by that religion to achieve inner peace from said religion. Inner peace in religion comes forefront in the idea that your eternal soul will be brought to a better afterlife after death.
If its just the ideas of the show you're knocking about, it is in no way a religion, merely a lifestyle choice.
>Maybe there's something inherently peaceful about MLP that attracts this kind of behavior and attention.Because it connects with basic moral tenents typical of a moral society as well as feelings of social acceptance, the exact feelings a religion should invoke. This does not make it a religion, merely a lifestyle that people will use in place of a religion. No harm in that, but to try and turn it into a bonafide religion is idiotic
>Additionally, yes, Morality is fluid unless there are concrete views on it others can prescribe to. Relativism, culturalism, etc. And this particular Ethos is derived from "magic is friendship." I understand this is a stretch for you.See, I've no problem with this totally. Props to you guys on this neat way to spread the social values of MLP.
But the only way this would ever actually succeed as a religion would require a worldwide civilization-destroying event to occur that would cloud the field of history. As said earlier you need truthiness
