Intellectual Property Religion: Difference between revisions

The followers of this hypothetical religion, of course, are quite aware of their holy text's origin. History [[Future Imperfect|probably]] hasn't gotten that bad. Nevertheless, they have deemed it worthy of living one's life by. They may even have rivalries with other religions!

Not to be confused with [[Church of Happyology|religion that treats its holy text as intellectual property]].

*** The truth is that some regions - not necessarily those mentioned above - will provide a check-box in the next sentence if a write-in response gets above a critical response rate. And even that is usually discretionary.

* '''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|The Church of Madoka/Madokamism]]''': With kindness might come naiveté. With courage might come foolhardiness. And dedication might have no reward. [[A World Half Full|But this does not mean there is no hope and that you will die forever alone; if someone tells you that is the case, tell them they're wrong every time.]] Don’t forget: Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember [[Messianic Archetype|Her]], [[You Are Not Alone]].

* '''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion|The Evangelism of Neon Genesis]] (or at least, one sect [[Mind Screw|of it]])''': [[Lovecraftian Fiction|The gods don't love you--the universe is uncaring towards what you do or don't do.]] You're miserable, it will always be a [[Crapsack World]] where [[Hell Is Other People]], and [[You Can't Fight Fate|there is no way you can escape it]]. Isolation from society guarantees comfort, but humans cannot survive alone, and forced unity under the pretense of [[Totalitarian Utilitarian|collective happiness]] destroys an interesting life. Thus, you're always going to be miserable [[The Anti-Nihilist|unless you yourself decide that you're worth the effort that it takes not to be]]. If [[The End of the World as We Know It|the inevitable End]] comes up, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome Mecha Anime|go down fighting]]—it feels better than [[Wangst|hating yourself]]. [[You Are Not Alone|Anywhere can be paradise]] as long as you have the will to life/faith/power (and in itself [[Paradise Lost|can make a Heaven of Hell]]), thus those who deserve to live are those who have this will. Once you decide this, you are in a position to help others. That said, having people who (try to) love you always helps. Live as an individual, but participate within society.

** Alternatively, some sects believe that in the right hands the angst of individuality is the most powerful force in the universe (the spiritual concept of the A.T. Field), other entire schools of philosophy are engaging in [[Flame War|massive crusades]] over the true meaning of the Evangelion, while countless others worship the [[Rei Ayanami Expy|Giant Blue-Haired Goddess with a Thousand Avatars]].