Father of sociology, Auguste Comte also created a blueprint for a religion which effectively advocates all the morals of any major religion, whilst shunning belief in any kind of deity. Brilliant, eh? You got to admire the progressiveness of someone who doesn't flinch at the idea of a secular religion. Sadly, the only other people who thought it was a good idea were a few Brazilian revolutionaries.
As good an idea as it is, would religion honestly be any fun if you didn't have to believe in something unprovable? Seems like a flaw to me. However, if we agree with Durkheim's analysis that a religion is a definition of a social values and an expression of social solidarity at the subconscious level (i.e. adherents think they're worshipping a god, when in fact they're worshipping their own society), then what kind of society would have to exist to follow a religion like this? A friggin utopian one.
Plus, their motto is "Love as principle, Order as basis, and Progress as aim". Admit that that's cool. If only people today could be as ridiculous as this and get taken seriously.
Check out the Church of Humanity's website:
http://www.igrejapositivistabrasil.org.br/english/
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