Prompted by discussion in another thread, I have this question? Which sciforums user deserves his/her own cult following, and why?

ME:D

I want a cult:D

Please mummy can i have a cult:D

Nelson.

The cult of Love and Self Appreciation (i.e. ego).

Cults are usually run by people who don't give any evidence but just point out how complete, groundless devotion in their beliefs will lead to a better life.

And most people in cults are idiots.

None yet Adam... when I find one worth the effort I'll let ya know :)

On second thoughts... nobodys worth a cult. I was never cut out to be a follower....

And BTW.. what the HELL are you doing up so late????

Well I'm not into cults, but if you were on about following a person... Why not Bebelina

Why???

Well, Because.. well. just because darn it... I'm not tellin'

When I say follow, I mean her teachings, not her. Wouldn't be fair on her privacy lol

Tyler,

The cult of Love and Self Appreciation (i.e. ego).
Perhaps the cult of Love and Self Love...
I'm not egocentric... I'm just passing my ideas...

Cults are usually run by people who don't give any evidence but just point out how complete, groundless devotion in their beliefs will lead to a better life.

Btw... What is a cult? Honestly... I don't know... :confused: :confused:

A cult is a religion. A religion is a cult.

My votes:

Bebelina: Cult Of Free-Lovin' Swedish People With Odd Hair.

Q, JamesR, Theg: Cult Of Posting Useful Info About Stuff.

Sir Loone: the Catholic Church.

Truthseeker: Cult Of Love Everybody And Everything (after all, it can't hurt too much, right?).

Xev: the Cult Of Cthulhu And Other Interdimensional Monsters.

Zion & Fukushi: Cult Of The Alien Hunters.

Cult of the Hamster?

truthseeker,

cult Pronunciation Key (klt)
n.

A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
The followers of such a religion or sect.
A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.
A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease.

Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
The object of such devotion.
An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.


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[Latin cultus, worship, from past participle of colere, to cultivate. See kwel-1 in Indo-European Roots.]
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cultic or cultish adj.
cultism n.
cultist n.

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.


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cult

\Cult\ (k?lt) n .[F. culte, L. cultus care, culture, fr. colere to cultivate. Cf. Cultus.] 1. Attentive care; homage; worship.

Every one is convinced of the reality of a better self, and of. thecult or homage which is due to it. --Shaftesbury.

2. A system of religious belief and worship.

That which was the religion of Moses is the ceremonial or cult of the religion of Christ. --Coleridge.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.


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cult

n 1: adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices 2: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal: "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: fad, craze, furor, furore, rage] 3: a system of religious beliefs and rituals [syn: religious cult]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University


hope this helps .........:D :D

Welcome to the Cult of Whiz...

Would anyone like to join "The Cult of Reason?"

If so, please signify by sticking your finger in someones eye and bleating:

"Woop - woop - WOOP !!!

:D

Cult of Advanced Science
(deep future science)

I'm gonna start the

Cult of Hedonistic Extreme


I know they all do this but this time there'll be ice cream in 900 flavours. Chocolate paste on tap, and beer, lots and lots of beer!

Oh there may be women, better get some sherry :D

The Cult of Compassion and Unconditional Love

God: Love
Central Beliefs: Freedom, service, We are One, we are Love.

Everydays Rituals:

Worship Love.
Today, say something nice to a stranger.
Say someone that you Love him/her.
Forgive yourself... then forgive the others.
Believe in yourself.
Love people unconditionally, no matter his/hers ideas, Religion or actions.
Live this day as if this would be your last one.

:)
Love,
Nelson

Of course, as a High Priestess of Cthulhu, the Cthulhu cult is essential.

But I also like Q's Cult of Reason. So:

Woop - woop - WOOP !!!

Q, you are not going to gyp us on the ritualistic sex, right? You had better make that one of our tenets!

Oh yes, and we must get Tyler to join, so we can plaigerize 'Fight Club'.

Thanks Stryder and Adam, that warmed my heart. :)
Stryder could of course have the cyberpunk-cult! :D
And Banshee the ...I´m having trouble finding the right label...maybe the..oh, I don´t know...she deserves a cult anyway! :D

NOT FAIR

I want a cult

*sulks*
http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pascal/images/smilies/s028.gif

ALL HAIL ASGUARD
THE GREAT SULKING CULT :D

I was thinking more along the lines of the

SMURF CULT http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pascal/images/smilies/s028.gif

I am grumpy smurf at the moment :D

OK but we want smurfs and ice cream or it's no deal.

And mass suicide is out!

bbcboy,

Sounds fine to me.

Mass suicide is good......................if you leave me all your savings:D

The Mass Suicide cults aren't so popular anymore because they 'lost their fan base.' Hehehhe.

I think I deserve my own cult. Of mellow people. Yes, mellow people. Mellow people, wacky people, scifi devoted people, nutty people, nerd-ish people. So I now announce the......

CULT OF PROCYON

Yeah.....baby!

Xev I didin't recognise your darling
Sneaking up with a new avatar like that you can scare poeple!!:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Ok but you all have to add the cool smurf smilly to your sig to be in my cult:D

*orderes LOTS of smurfy icecreams*:D

Originally posted by TruthSeeker
What is a cult? Honestly... I don't knowAn interesting definition from http://www.xenu.net/cic/definit.htmlEvery cult can be defined as a group having all of the following 5 characteristics: It uses psychological coercion to recruit, indoctrinate and retain its members

It forms an elitist totalitarian society

Its founder leader is self-appointed, dogmatic, messianic, not accountable and has charisma

It believes 'the end justifies the means' in order to solicit funds [or] recruit people

Its wealth does not benefit its members or societyPeace.

There is something wrong with that definition because early christanity was concided a Jewish cult. It dosn't fit ANY of that

Originally posted by Asguard
There is something wrong with that definition because early christanity was concided a Jewish cult.So is there a problem with the definition, or is it more a problem with incorrectly labeling Christianity a "cult"?

Peace.

actually its how a word is used that gets it its definition and as christanity WAS a cult of judasim before any MODEN cults its the definition thats wrong. It was a cult before it actually broke away and thats when it became a religion in its own right.

So you're saying that a cult evolved into a religion. Certainly. Languages also evolve, don't they? I think the definition that this person supplied addresses the impression that many people have today regarding modern cults.

Peace.

I agree that the definition fits curent usage

Scilosopher and Stryderunknown (or as I like to call him...Stryder-baby...of course, I don't know if HE knows THAT):o

How 'bout a cult for that man/machine/it/computer/alien thing that everyone likes to argue with?Ë™

Stryder-Baby!?!

:o :o :o :D

Now I'm all of a dither through flattery :cool:
It has me wondering a few hundred one word questions in nanoseconds :D

She definitely deserves her own cult! She's the most.... eccentric of us all - and she has really great taste in clothes. I'd sign up. I get a free t-shirt with that right? :D

Yes, the day I start designing T-shirts you will definitely get one for that wonderful post alone. :D

Oh, Stryder-Baby......;)....:D

:o Now I'm all confused :p :o

the cult of the blind and once empowerd
well that would me and maybe Muad'Dib,
but those are two asz kicking members.

oh maybe,

i guess i could just settle for the finger in the eye.
when in rome, do as the romans do.

Whoop-whoop-WHOOP!

Can i have a cult?

Im probaly unstable enough for it. It could be the Schrodinger's Cat cult and all the members will sit around in boxes prentending to be cats that are dead and alive at the same time.

Good idea?

;)

no,
great idea.

Xev,

Cris: I like your cult. Are you one of those people who plans to have their body cryogenically frozen after death? Yup.

Cryogenics, or cryopreservation is well established, although all I am interested in is neuropreservation via the technique of vitrification. Or IOW my brain will be preserved in the form of a solid block very soon after I die while all the neural connections are still fresh. The cost is about $50,000.

I have no interest in returning as a biological form so revival isn’t a problem for me. At the present time no one has been able to reverse the usual cryogenic process without significant cell damage. They hope those problems will be solved in the future. However, that is only relevant for those that expect a biological future.

My expectation is that mind-uploading research will complete its two-phase project after which I’ll return as a robo-sapien instead of a homo-sapien. MURG = (1) an accurate scanner for digitizing a human brain, and (2) the ability to emulate brain functioning in a non-biological and far more resilient substrate, e.g. silicon based computer chips.

Try this link - http://www.ibiblio.org/jstrout/uploading/MUHomePage.html

The Mind Uploading Research Group (MURG) is an international group of research scientists working towards designing the mechanism that will replace the biological brain. My estimate is that 100 x 200GHz CPU chips connected in an MPP architecture will more than adequately equal and surpass the processing power of the human brain and should be available within the next 10 years. The scanner technology necessary to achieve the necessary high resolution for accurate brain digitization isn’t quite there yet, but given another 10 years then that should be resolved as well.

One problem I might have is ensuring I die in a convenient manner that allows crypreservation to occur extremely quickly. Heart failure in the middle of a desert would not be a good idea. But a slow predictable death due to something like cancer would probably work fine. I really don’t want either but if my body has to die then I need to plan it as best I can. But I’m really hoping that anti-aging research will allow me to extend my biological form past the point when mind-uploading becomes available. I can then skip the whole death/revival issue altogether.

Cryogenics is quite logical –

If you do nothing you will certainly die.
If it doesn’t work then you still die.
But if it works then you’ll live.
You have nothing to lose if you try it, you’ll be dead otherwise.

Sorry for the long answer. I should have stopped after – Yup.

Cris

PS. I deleted my life-cult since it seemed too serious for the current thread.

Another gem I found! What weirdness....

I do

Originally posted by sargentlard
I do OKAY!!

Idiot. :D

I think that our sci pal Thor deserves some attention for his wit comments....

Adam is that you?? If so... ello!! how are things goin'?? college, house and stuff??

this thread was dead for more then a year... and zero just HAD to bump it

what a loser...

Originally posted by Fafnir665
this thread was dead for more then a year... and zero just HAD to bump it

what a loser...

Why thank you, I'm very flattered.
*dorky bow*

I nominate the SARGENTLARD CULT......


Or mabye WESMORRIS should have one......or does he already(looks around the room with slanted eyes beleiving that the nerdoverlord cast his spell on him.....oh...wait....he already has...):eek:

I'm gonna start the
Cult of Hedonistic Extreme
need a vp?;)

I don't have a cult, but you can join my University.

the cult of suicidal cultists

Originally posted by spuriousmonkey
I don't have a cult, but you can join my University.

Can we publish stuff at the UOL too!? :bugeye:

Originally posted by Fafnir665
Can we publish stuff at the UOL too!? :bugeye:

yes...