God is a being of higher dimension. As such, he is manifested in 3 distinct entities in our world with their own features. However, god remains singular because this 3 in 1 separation happens only from our limited earthly point of view.

Man is made in the image of God which means he has Will. But is still restricted by God's realm and his higher will

Christianity lost the fight more than a hundred years ago.

Churches add to social cohesion which is worth the lost tax income. At least in principle.

Exactly, having to not pay taxes lets them survive and function. That function is worthwhile for the government

There's other taxes, no?

I'm not exactly sure of the structure in America tbh

Wait, I'm saying that they shouldn't be taxed

Great movie

Seems like whoever can persuade the most people of their interpretation wins the game

The Kabbalah is a fantastic system of metaphysical abstractions. I highly recommend you read Dion Fortune's Mystical Qabalah

I can disagree all I want but what shows that I know better. I didn't create the entire fucking universe now, did I?

Plus, if you really want to do your own thing you first gotta get out of here and the only way out of the matrix is through it, at least according to Hubbard

So, at the very least you have to accept the rules

It's kinda lame to limit your view of the world to just the material, it makes you too reliant on it. Like the people outsourcing their self-esteem to Instagram.

Or people judging their self value only on their net worth

Thing is, you don't have to be an atheist to only pursue your own selfish interests. Like wizards, occultists, some popes, etc.

So, to me, atheism doesn't inherently lead to selfishness or egoism but it puts you in a vulnerable position

@Eoppa Not really, I'm currently studying the Kabbalah. I don't think popular religions are meant to serve the highest interest of their followers as a whole package

The true "Will"

Crowley's definition is what I'm referring to

@Ater Votum You are correct but there is an argument to be made whether the laws which are dictated to us by the popular institutions are the same as the whole of God's true will for you

@Eoppa Like Aristotle, right? I guess you could make a parallel but it's within a different context and much less concrete than the classic examples

Because one's true will in their life carries a different path for everyone. There wouldn't be an endless diversity if only a set number of behaviors were "good" and what the church doesn't want you to do is "bad". And I'm approaching this form a higher spiritual perspective, not an argument for material hedonism.

These things are also constantly in flux as different eras require different behaviors to move onward. This happens anyway, of course, but whoever is too rigid suffers the consequences