School of Universal Consciousness

To create a community for those who want an areligious organization which purposefully abstains from proselytizing dogmas. A collaborative focused thought forum for the unchurched, comprised of individuals who strive for evolving a better society, and a better Earth, through fostering open minded discussion, and targeted civic action.

1. Many Beliefs, few Answers: Answers are only the beliefs which One has proven to themselves through testing and direct observation (e.g., the Scientific Method) to a degree which they can personally validate the phenomenon exists, for them.
2. Very few Accepted Answers: Accepted Answers are Answers which can be proven by repeated experimentation and largely acceptable in any open-minded, but serious, peer-reviewed journal.
3. Open-mindedness is Essential: Acknowledge that Science is still in its infancy and may or may not be the end-all-be-all. Beliefs should not be dismissed out of hand unless experimentation can be devised to prove otherwise in all instances. Even then, a benefit of the doubt that any given phenomenon may be real for any number of Observers should be afforded to them.
4. Maintain your own Mythology: While realizing we individually know Vanishingly Little, we must take care to consciously and continually maintain our own personal mythology system. A healthy mind is one which acknowledges it has knows very little, believes almost everything, and “continually follows the Truth, wherever it is leads” [Thomas Jefferson].

   Do not believe anything without careful thought, feeling, and wherever possible, at least a little experimentation.

5. Sustainability is Crucial: It is abundantly clear that the human footprint on this planet is causing irreparable harm to every ecosystem, potentially fatally. Every effort should be made to reduce our individual and collective footprints, including the disavowing of certain Beliefs that are easily perceived as promoting unsustainability (e.g., “The Earth was given to Man to do as He wilt.”).
6. Reincarnation is Preferred: Few beliefs promote long-term Sustainability more: Belief in Reincarnation has been scientifically demonstrated to dramatically increase the timeline horizons of its believers, from the common 5-10 years to over 500 to 1,000 years, as belief would necessitate living with one’s actions for thousands of years into the future. It also neatly ties up several hard-to-answer human dilemmas, such as the unfairness of being born severely handicapped.
7. Many Paths, that are not Equal: There are many paths to a productive, fulfilling, sustainable life. UniCon seeks to discover the more efficient ones while advocating against the more destructive paths.
8. Theistic Belief is Non-Essential: Personal belief in deity is understood and accepted, but it is not advocated at this time by the School of Universal Consciousness. Theists, atheists and agnostics are all welcome alike.

   Who knows Who, if Anyone, is out there? Many of us have not had direct experience with an ostensibly Higher Power, and far fewer have been able to test this Power in a way to prove such stupendous claims such as omnipotence, omniscience, or even benevolence towards Humanity or even knowledge of Individuals. All such Beliefs have proven over eons to be quite difficult to peer review, chiefly due to various supposed deities being unwilling to expose themselves for public scrutiny. Thus, all claims to deity should be met with the utmost skepticism, including a thorough probing into whether a con is being conducted. Special care must be taken to guard one’s mind and body from any Entity seeking special allegiance, and this includes testing thoroughly their claims of beneficence and truthfulness.

9. Always remain Vigilant: In the event a superhuman Intelligence (including future Artificial Intelligence) does communicate with you, you are encouraged to acknowledge that a long con you are completely unable to identify on your own could be played out against you. Thus, you are encouraged to share your stories with others for debunking, particularly before setting on any course of divinely-inspired action.
10. Constantly Reevaluate: Strive to not believe anything anyone says without due diligence in validating its truthfulness relative to your own personal mythology. But also strive to constantly reevaluate all of your beliefs, particularly your strongest held ones.
11. Work From Home is sacred: We strongly believe that working from home (telecommuting) is essential for the future of both humanity and Planet Earth. Whenever a reasonable accomodation can be made (e.g., our jobs can be done 100% remotely), we believe strongly that this is what we must do, for both the health of ourselves, our families, and Planet Earth.
    Whenever there is not a strongly justifiable need for work to be done more than 2.2 miles (3.5 kilometers), we hold that we must find other remote employment and/or face termination by our employer in order to uphold this strongly held core principle of our faith. We believe strongly in telecommuting and walkable cities, and while we cannot all live in walkable cities yet, we all can and do make a vow to never be forced into a hybrid or full-time in-office job for the sakes of our planet and the future technological progression of humanity.