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Is Bloggging a Religion?

Posted by DocNicole • 10/23/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blah blah blah, blogging, religion

Today I just changed my Facebook profile to say "blogger" under religion. (Don't worry it was just a joke!)

But...can blogging actually be a religion? I mean we do maintain the hope that someday Google adsense will repent us from all of our financial sins... We are all a community...we are all connected to one universal belief of the right to self expression...we all do participate in monthly joint activities like "Bloggers Unite" and other causes.

I know a lot of people actually blog to get the word out when it comes to causes that matter to them like the environment, animal testing, health, human rights, homelessness, and such.

But, still I didn't find anyone else listed as a blogger under religion. :C

Why/why not would you consider blogging to be a religion?

User Comments

10/23/08

lotusb

I would say religion is what you make it to be. I like the idea that my religion is love. It's whatever you belive in, that maintains and sustains you and keeps you in the right path.

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1. 10/23/08
  
  DocNicole
  
  Well love certainly is a wonderful religion! I love it...are you going to start knocking on people's doors and insist that they love one another?
10/23/08

dosox

If there is International Caps Lock Day... then obviously Mr Blog will be the god of all bloggers in bloggers world.

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1. 10/23/08
  
  DocNicole
  
  he he yeah...It certainly does feel like we get these things sent to us from some high powered blogging entity!
2. 10/23/08
  
  DocNicole
  
  he he yeah...It certainly does feel like we get these things sent to us from some high powered blogging entity!
10/23/08

ikmal87

Maybe it's a culture. Religion is what you believe in. But its true that blog does spread the word and bloggers community are growing by the day.

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1. 10/23/08
  
  DocNicole
  
  Yes I guess "culture" is a much better way to describe it. It truly his interesting how blogging has changed the media and people's ability to quickly attain information. It is a double edged sword with lacking credibility on the other side...but the power of the blogosphere certainly is amazing.
10/23/08

bloggernoob

the people here seem to think so

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1. 10/23/08
  
  DocNicole
  
  lol yes that is true! That is why I thought it would be a fun...friendly...pointless discussion.
10/23/08

xtremer

BLogging can be considered just like an errand in our routine...

If blogging is religion, then who is the God?

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1. 10/23/08
  
  DocNicole
  
  I guess that makes the owner of Blog catalog god. I don't know...just tell me who to worship and I will do it!
10/23/08

MidwestMom

Blogging is not a religion.

Can you imagine if it were?

Your mother would be calling you on Sunday morning to see if you logged in for 8:00 backups.

Webmasters would wear a little collar with a W on it.

Aunt Mildred would write in your birthday card, "I am commenting for you every day in the hopes that you convert from blogger to wordpress. We were so sad to hear that your son is experimenting with Firefox... our family has used IE for generations, you know."

It would take all the fun out of it, to be sure.

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1. 10/23/08
  
  xmarks
  
  love it.
2. 10/23/08
  
  DocNicole
  
  lololol...The "i am commenting you everyday has me ROFL..."
  
  I should change my voice mail to "This is Dr. Nicole if you don't comment my blog don't expect to hear back from me..."
10/23/08

sisterofmercy

Well if there can be a Jedi religion then why not a Blogger one?

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1. 10/23/08
  
  MidwestMom
  
  That is just a blogger mind trick. Pay no attention.
10/23/08

acousticguitarist

I'm thinking REM

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1. 10/23/08
  
  MidwestMom
  
  If you keep that up, I just might Lose My Blogging.
10/23/08

djxtreme

only if you do it on your knees

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10/23/08

Friday13

It is, but only if you spell it with three Gs.

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10/23/08

sinuousscribe

Religion, no. ..since "religion" = beliefs. Obsession, YES!

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10/23/08

olliemag

If it was a religion, where would bloggers go when they die? I sure wouldn't want to go to a big computer in the sky... haha

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12/07/08

Tiresias01

I know this thread is old, but I have been thinking a lot about religion, so this seems completely appropriate to comment on.

Blogging could be considered a religion in that it hooks us into the mystical awareness of others -- other people consume our digital words in a sacrament.

Blogging could be considered a religion in that it creates a society or congregation of believers.

Blogging falls short as a religion by not really providing us with a mythological understanding of the purpose of life or existence. Most religions have at least some idea of explaining life's purpose.

While blogging has its rituals, there really aren't any good methods or authoritative texts for teaching the would-be blogger religion.

I do believe however, as has been the case historically, writing things down has been the seminal seed for all religious movements, so in identifying your religion as "blogger" you may be on to something. (I'd just suggest that you change it to a capital B, "Blogger" to give it the proper respect.

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12/07/08

avecchioni

Blogging is a recent phenomenon, so our retrospective view is rather limited. Still, I wonder if it’s not similar to what chess must have been like after Bobby Fisher won the world championship in 1972. I mean, I imagine everyone suddenly wanted to learn to play chess. The more they played, the more they realized how extraordinarily abundant the variations are. The time commitment GREATLY exceeded initial expectations. Why? –Because making improvements involves surveying so many dissimilar and jostling possibilities, and then choosing just one of these for tedious application. I imagine the psychological undulations of chess at that time and blogging today are very similar. They also have in common that they are meticulously documented. If you want to know something, all you have to do is look it up. It’s just a matter of how much time you want to spend on it.

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12/08/08

EagleEyedJerry

Very profound question... So deep!

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12/08/08

MadMadMargo

I'm on a quest for the holy blog...

We're knights of the Blog Catalog
We dance when e'er we're able
We do routines and parlour scenes
With footwork impecc-Able.

We dine well here in Camelot
We eat ham and jam and spam a lot

We're knights of the Blog Catalog
Our shows are for-mid-able
Though many times we're given rhymes
That are quite unsing-able
We not so fat in Camelot
We sing from the diaphragm a lot

Oh we're tough and able
Quite indefatigable
Between our quests we sequin vests
And impersonate Clark Gable
It's a bit too loud in Camelot
I have to push the pram a lot.

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