Templism Q&A

[The_Author]

While the original thread is primarily for discussions about Templism, this thread is for me to spoon feed Templism to the readers. Thus it is for questions such as "what does Templism say about X?"

[anthony]

For Templism: General outlook on video games.

For The Author: Favourite video games?

[The_Author]

Templist Canon speaks of games in general as useful recreations to help us solve non-game problems. It is critical of games that do not require skill or creativity because these are simply movies that people spend an inordinate amount of time "watching". It is critical in a few passages of "escapist gaming".

I liked the MGS games. Hitman is ok but has a problem with mission realism. I'm not that interested in video games anymore. The genre seems unconcerned with realism. I much prefer tabletop games. I used to like Paradox games but their complexity is artificial.

[anthony]

Templist Canon speaks of games in general as useful recreations to help us solve non-game problems. It is critical of games that do not require skill or creativity because these are simply movies that people spend an inordinate amount of time "watching". It is critical in a few passages of "escapist gaming".

I liked the MGS games. Hitman is ok but has a problem with mission realism. I'm not that interested in video games anymore. The genre seems unconcerned with realism. I much prefer tabletop games. I used to like Paradox games but their complexity is artificial.

Interesting answer. Too late for me to answer properly now but I may tomorrow. Maybe in this thread or elsewhere if you don't want this to turn into a giant gaming tangent.

[Reverend Moon Immortal]

“How many Templists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?”(just kidding)

But more seriously how would Templism define truth? I do not mean necessarily pertaining to a certain subject but rather truth in itself. Not “what is the truth,” but “what is truth.”

[The_Author]

Maybe in this thread or elsewhere if you don't want this to turn into a giant gaming tangent.

Yeah best not clutter it here.

[The_Author]

But more seriously how would Templism define truth? I do not mean necessarily pertaining to a certain subject but rather truth in itself. Not “what is the truth,” but “what is truth.”

There is a short epistemological section of TC in which it espouses empiricism. There is not directly a definition of truth. It is implied through the work that it holds a correspondence theory of truth.

[Roving Barbarian]

What does Templism say about death? As in, how Christianity says that we should trust God to choose the right time for us to go to heaven or hell. Also, what is the eschatological doctrine of Templism?

[The_Author]

What does Templism say about death? Also, what is the eschatological doctrine of Templism?

There is the metaphysical question about death, the physical, and the ethical.

The metaphysical answer is that death results in the reincarnation of the consciousness. The gods are said to influence where these "immaterial souls" go. I have talked a bit about this in the main thread.

The physical answer is that death can be avoided by breeding within a homogeneous group. Gene pools, ethnicities, local pools of common ancestors in a given geographical area, are immortal, potentially. It is presumed that all human activity is designed (non-deliberately, by evolution) for this purpose and perennial moral recommendations can assist with it, although less socially acceptable strategies are possible for certain people at certain times. It can also be avoided by memorialization, that is reproduction as a "meme". An interesting application of this is that lying is counterproductive to memorialization. Figures like Alexander III etc. do not really exist anymore, because they lied themselves into mythology and out of real resemblance.

The ethical answer, which usually looks something like "do not fear death, because blah blah" does not exist in Templism. Yes of course you fear death, don't lie to yourself, faggot.

The eschatological doctrine of Templism is of the eternal recurrence more or less as it was conceived of by Nietzsche. The universe will collapse and then expand into the same configurations before collapsing again. TC points out that any given collapse/expansion does not necessarily have to coincide with the end/start, because it is possible that multiple collapses/expansions exist within one world-cycle. At any rate the end/start have to coincide with a collapse/expansion. To return to your previous question, this means that all of your incarnations physical and immaterial will also happen for eternity.

[Hatsune Miku Clitoridectomy Groyper]

What is the benefit of following a patchwork cult of medieval cosmology made to conform to the Protestant lifestyle with non-Comically Evil Nietzschean thought thrown in here and there? Why should I not simply start lobbing heads in the name of Wotan? The whole fad sounds like a 'Nobody' thread from /x/ made less gay and Templism brings about no innovation to new-age schmegegges.

[The_Author]

What is the benefit of following a patchwork cult of medieval cosmology made to conform to the Protestant lifestyle with non-Comically Evil Nietzschean thought thrown in here and there? Why should I not simply start lobbing heads in the name of Wotan? The whole fad sounds like a 'Nobody' thread from /x/ made less gay and Templism brings about no innovation to new-age schmegegges.

Not an argument don't care.

[The_Author]

Anyone who asks a particularly astute question, especially one that is already informed about Templist philosophy, has the chance to be immortalized in the Canon in a potential upcoming Q&A post.

[Guest]

Anyone who asks a particularly astute question, especially one that is already informed about Templist philosophy, has the chance to be immortalized in the Canon in a potential upcoming Q&A post.

Perfectly themed to my question, what synchronicity!

It can also be avoided by memorialization, that is reproduction as a "meme". An interesting application of this is that lying is counterproductive to memorialization. Figures like Alexander III etc. do not really exist anymore, because they lied themselves into mythology and out of real resemblance.

If I commit great nation-state-level acts while anonymous (or ask great questions while posting as guest) could that allow me to propagate myself into memetic immortality? Maybe if I unify all my anonymous accounts/deeds/dialogue on my deathbed under a single pseudonym?

[The_Author]

If I commit great nation-state-level acts while anonymous (or ask great questions while posting as guest) could that allow me to propagate myself into memetic immortality? Maybe if I unify all my anonymous accounts/deeds/dialogue on my deathbed under a single pseudonym?

Yes of course.