Monday, 17 November, 2025
"The Religion of Peace" - 299,792,458 metres per second.
Monday, 17 November, 2025.
Timed at: 14 minutes 06 seconds.
"Okay, so I need to come up with a comma-separated list of at least 60 religions. Hmm, where do I even start? I guess the first thing
is to understand what constitutes a religion. It's a bit broad because there are major ones like Christianity and Islam, but also
smaller, less-known ones. I should probably include both well-known and niche religions.
Let me think about the major world religions first. Christianity is definitely number one. Then Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and maybe
Sikhism? Wait, I remember Sikhism is one of the larger ones too. But are there others like that? Yeah, maybe like Zoroastrianism or
something older.
Then there are the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam. I think those three are part of the same family. Then other
branches within Christianity like Catholicism and Protestantism could be considered separate entries, but I'm not sure if they count
as distinct religions on their own or just denominations. Similarly for different sects in Buddhism.
I should also include some more modern or new age religions. For example, Scientology is one that comes to mind. There's also Wicca
and other pagan traditions. Maybe even things like Rastafarianism? I think that counts as a religion too.
Then there are the Chinese folk religions, which might be a category on its own since it includes various practices and beliefs.
Similarly, African traditional religions encompass many different cultures and deities. Same with Native American spirituality; they
have a variety of traditions, but maybe grouped together.
I should also include some from other parts of the world. For example, in the Americas, there are Mesoamerican religions like those of
the Aztecs or Mayans. In the Pacific, Polynesian mythology would be another category.
Wait, I might need to look up how many distinct religions there are. But since I can't access external resources, I have to rely on my
memory and common knowledge. So maybe starting with the major ones and then branching out into denominations or subsets.
Let me try listing some:
1. Christianity
2. Islam
3. Hinduism
4. Buddhism
5. Sikhism
6. Judaism
7. Zoroastrianism
8. Shinto
9. Taoism
10. Confucianism
11. Jainism
12. Baha'i Faith
13. Scientology
14. Wicca
15. Druidry
16. Rastafarianism
17. Animism
18. Paganism
19. Agnosticism
20. Atheism (though some might argue it's not a religion)
21. Deism
22. Humanism
23. Unitarian Universalism
24. Mesoamerican Religions (like Aztec, Maya)
25. Polynesian Mythology
26. Norse mythology (but that's more of a mythology than a current religion)
Wait, maybe not include mythologies as religions.
I should focus on active, practiced religions. So perhaps exclude the old mythologies unless they're still actively followed.
So, continuing:
27. African Traditional Religions
28. Chinese Folk Religion
29. Japanese Folk Religions (like Shinto)
Wait, I already listed Shinto as number 8.
30. Korean Shamanism
31. Vietnamese Folk Religion
32. Santeria
33. Voodoo
34. Candomblé
35. Yoruba Religion
36. Orisha Worship
37. Asatru (Norse Reconstructionism)
38. Hellenistic Religions (like ancient Greek and Roman, but again, are they active?)
Maybe not include them unless still practiced.
39. Dravidian Religions
40. Sumerian Religion (probably not active now)
So maybe skip that.
Wait, I'm getting stuck on some of these. Let's think about different categories: Abrahamic, Dharmic, East Asian, Indigenous, New Age,
etc.
Abrahamic: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Baha'i, Druze?
Dharmic: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism
East Asian: Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Chinese Folk Religion
Indigenous: Native American Spirituality, African Traditional Religions, Australian Aboriginal Spirituality
New Age: Wicca, Druidry, Scientology, Neopaganism, Rastafarianism
Others: Zoroastrianism, Candomblé, Santeria, Voodoo, Yoruba Religion, Orisha Worship, Asatru, Mesoamerican Religions (like Aztec),
Hellenistic Religions (though maybe not active), Unitarian Universalism, Humanism.
Wait, I'm also thinking of some less common ones like Eckankar, Tenrikyo, or the Rastafari movement. Also, maybe include some
offshoots like Mormonism (Latter-day Saints) as a distinct religion.
So let me try to compile this list, making sure not to repeat and including at least 60.
I can also think of some more specific ones:
41. Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
42. Jehovah's Witnesses
43. Seventh-day Adventists
44. Methodist Church
45. Presbyterian Church
46. Anglican Communion
47. Eastern Orthodox Church
48. Roman Catholic Church
Wait, but are these separate religions or denominations within Christianity? I think they're denominations, so maybe not include them
unless specified as separate.
But in the initial list provided earlier, some denominations were included like Protestantism and Catholicism under Christianity. So
perhaps it's okay to include these as distinct entries.
Similarly, within Buddhism: Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana.
So adding:
49. Theravada Buddhism
50. Mahayana Buddhism
51. Vajrayana Buddhism
Then, looking at other regions:
52. Australian Aboriginal Spirituality
53. Maori Religion (from New Zealand)
54. Inuit Spirituality
55. Siberian Shamanism
56. Amazonian Indigenous Religions
57. Tibetan Buddhism
Wait, Tibetan Buddhism is part of Vajrayana, so maybe it's included already.
Alternatively, I can think of specific schools or branches:
58. Nichiren Buddhism
59. Pure Land Buddhism
60. Zen Buddhism
That gives me 60. But perhaps some of these are more like denominations rather than separate religions. However, for the purpose of
this list, they can be considered distinct entries.
Wait, in my initial count, I went up to 38 before considering splitting into denominations. So maybe I need to add more unique
religions beyond that.
Alternatively, perhaps include some of the smaller or less-known ones like:
61. Cao Dai
62. Tenrikyo
63. Ravidassia
64. Druze (though it's a sect within Islam)
Hmm, maybe not.
I think to reach 60, I can include denominations as separate entries since the user didn't specify they must be major religions.
Here is a comma-separated list of at least 60 religions, including various denominations and traditions:
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Shinto, Taoism, Confucianism, Jainism, Baha'i Faith,
Scientology, Wicca, Druidry, Rastafarianism, Animism, Paganism, Agnosticism, Atheism, Deism, Humanism, Unitarian Universalism,
Mesoamerican Religions (Aztec, Maya), Polynesian Mythology, African Traditional Religions, Chinese Folk Religion, Korean Shamanism,
Vietnamese Folk Religion, Santeria, Voodoo, Candomblé, Yoruba Religion, Orisha Worship, Asatru, Norse Reconstructionism, Dravidian
Religions, Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventists, Methodist Church,
Presbyterian Church, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism,
Vajrayana Buddhism, Australian Aboriginal Spirituality, Maori Religion, Inuit Spirituality, Siberian Shamanism, Amazonian Indigenous
Religions, Tibetan Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, Zen Buddhism."
Sunday, 16 November, 2025
I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.
Sunday, 16 November, 2025. poverty
The United States is, controversially to many around the World, a normal country. This last sentence has a lot of meaning to the media, some meaning to various groups of the political classes, but almost no meaning to the Peace. All countries are normal to the Peace. This isn’t difficult to understand, because normality isn’t difficult to understand.
How nations present themselves to the outside World, is a question of internal perspective.
As far as the issue of Palestine and Jewish nationalism is concerned, that is an internal dispute that would be resolved through all the mechanisms that exist in the Holy Land in whatever form that exists. The reason there is no conclusion, peace or viability toward a peaceful coexistence in Palestine/Israel is because Palestinians and Jews are living, predominately, on their perceived historical differences, not their present existency.
There is striking evidence that the American populace has become somewhat frustrated with seeing funding to the Holy Land endlessly swallowed up in militarism and corrupt adventurism.
There can be no Peace in the Holy Land while extremists are in Government, the Peace understands this, so do the underlying American populace. It is true that the American political system understands this, but, for sure, the prospects for those whom have brought this situation about are grim if all they can now do is prospect this underlying situation for political support, having played a major role in bringing same situation about.
My advice to the populace of the United States is to remain in place and let this issue resolve naturally through the opinions of the people.
Whether that is an honest situation or appraisal I do not know, but as a European I know enough to know what comes next.
The People.
Saturday, 15 November, 2025
“There's no magic bullet to end poverty in the world.”
Saturday, 15 November, 2025.
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