{"id":5750,"date":"2025-02-17T09:31:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T09:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/?p=5750"},"modified":"2025-02-17T19:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T19:14:56","slug":"taboo-symposium-18-religion-revamped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/taboo-symposium-18-religion-revamped\/","title":{"rendered":"taboo symposium 18 | religion Revamped"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5750\" class=\"elementor elementor-5750\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f388622 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f388622\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f1821e\" data-id=\"1f1821e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e85829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e85829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the agenda<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54bed6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54bed6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Despite the fact that God (as we once \u2018knew\u2019 \u2018him\u2019) is dead, we seem to be moving ever further into a time of fanatical beliefs on many fronts, so we\u2019re going to revisit the topic of religion, this time possibly with a comparative spin between traditional spirituality and the heightened fervour with which many seem to believe in phenomena such as the Singularity or the potential \u2018coming\u2019 of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence).\u00a0<\/p><p>Some possible questions\/food for thought:\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is there something about religion that we can\u2019t do without that keeps us searching in a (pseudo-)post-religious epoch?\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Did we do away with one God only to subjugate ourselves to a new one of our own making?\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the difference between \u2018playing God\u2019 and \u2018creating God\u2019?\u00a0<\/p><div>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Should we be comparing problematic structures within traditional organised religions to modern-day political structures? (ie. a bunch of old white men cloistered up in Rome choosing the next pope vs. a bunch of old white men in the White House making laws that wreak havoc the world over?)<\/div><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 what were the positive take-aways of religion that we might do well to return to? (community, ritual, collective belief)<\/p><div>(Since we&#8217;ve had an event on this subject before, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/taboosymposium_religion2point0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check here <\/a>for some suggested reading\/materials), and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/taboosymposium\/events\/306217974\/?slug=taboosymposium&amp;eventId=306217974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSVP here to attend<\/a> (limited seating)<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af06ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af06ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CAVEAT: (As always, these blurbs come from my W.E.I.R.D (western, educated, industrialised, rich, democratic) little mind. Much as I might like to, I cannot speak with any knowledge about cultures and circumstances I have not myself lived, and so am ever grateful for any who step up (respectfully) to question\/contribute\/modify these statements)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the agenda Despite the fact that God (as we once \u2018knew\u2019 \u2018him\u2019) is dead, we seem to be moving ever further into a time of fanatical beliefs on many fronts, so we\u2019re going to revisit the topic of religion, this time possibly with a comparative spin between traditional spirituality and the heightened fervour with which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5750"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5783,"href":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5750\/revisions\/5783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5750"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=5750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}