The term Brianism is also related to the comedy film Monty Python's Life of Brian, which is unrelated to the religious group described below.

Circumpunct, symbol of the religion. Size and proportions vary; creativity is encouraged.

Brianism describes itself as "a religion-substitute" based on the writings and sayings of Brian the Cyber-prophet, as set down in the Book of Brian. It appeared in the 1990s as an outgrowth of the skeptic movement. Followers of Brianism are termed Brianists and the symbol of Brianism is the circle with a point at its centre, which Brianists term the Circumpunct.

Table of contents

1 Goals, principles, and practices 2 Book of Brian 3 External link

Goals, principles, and practices

Brianists believe that the human race has an evolved predisposition to form pyramid-shaped social structures under an 'alpha-male' and that conventional religions naturally result from the imposition of this structure on the universe at large. The religion does not necessarily believe this is desirable, rather, that it is simply a human disposition to do it (pyramid theory).

Conventional Brianism is based on seven pillars, or principles:

• Intelligence - the preservation and continuation of intelligent life.
• Rationality - firm rejection of conventional religion and pseudo-science.
• Propagation - eventual emigration to other worlds.
• Environment - protection of the terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments, in so far as this is compatible with the Prime Directive.
• Evolution - continued evolution, even into artificial intelligences, if required.
• Knowledge - scientific progress, teaching and the acquisition of information
• Heritage - preservation of beneficial aspects of our heritage.

Book of Brian

External link