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About This Site
The Church of
Rationality was
inspired by
people asking me
if I was a
Christian, and
when I told them
"no," their
saying "you're
not! Then, what
is your
religion?"
I always think, why
must I have a
religion?
Does everyone,
or anyone for
that matter,
have to have a
religion?
Must we believe
in myth to
survive? In
my realization
that people are
willing to
sacrifice
virtually all
sense of reason
to have answers,
I decided that
what people
needed is a
"rational
church."
People need a
belief system
that can provide
answers to the
great questions
of life, as best
as they can be
answered from a
rational point
of view.
The doctrines
set forth in
this site are
felt to be
logically
deduced, are
subject to
change, and in
no way
influenced by
religious
doctrine or
dogma, though
there may be
coincidental
parallels.
Some
might think that
I am an atheist?
No, I'm a
rationalist, and
God is just one
of the many
things I cannot
rationally
believe in.
I
prefer the term
non-theist
or even
antitheist
to
atheist
because one
cannot ascribe a
special -ism to
just not
believing in one
particular
thing. I
am not an
atheist,
I'm simply
not a
theist --
I'm
non-theistic.
For a boarder
discussion of
such terminology and
concepts click
here.
This site is
not meant to
just refute the
belief in
irrational
things;
it is about
finding rational
answers to the
great questions
of life and
about the
affirmation of
rationality as
being the path
to true
self-worth and
happiness.
Consequently, there are
also discussions
about health,
careers, success
and general life
improving
topics.
Virtually all
human
accomplishments
have occurred in
what we call the
secular portion
of our world.
Not only does believing in
what is real
advance us, but
keeps us from
living in a "house of
cards"
where what we
hold to be true can be
knocked down the
next. If
we rationalists
are wrong,
reality will
just correct us,
and we find no
trauma in
finding further
enlightenment.
We don't pretend
to be
infallible, but
we do strive to
do our best to
be correct. If theists are
wrong, they must
rationalize,
distorting their
mind further and
further away
from logic in
order to keep
believing in
what they are
not allowed to
change.
Rationalists can
be assured that
Reality
will live on
forever and
eventually teach
all people the
truth, and the
end of
superstitions
will someday
come to pass.
I hope you
will explore and
enjoy this site,
and in doing so,
become more
rational.
~ Brother Mark
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The Church of Rationality
