I AM AN OMNIST: THEREFORE, I AM MY OWN UNIVERSE! Everyone is brought up to believe in something. Some of us are Christians, Jewish, Buddhist, or even Atheists. For some our beliefs are sancrosant, and for others not so much so. You could say that as humans we are prone to believe something. Ultimately we chose what we believe in based on our family upbringing, the community in which we are raised and, now more than ever, the information we gather from the world around us. What if instead of believing in one religion or way of thinking, you believe in all of them? Then my friend, you are an Omnist. The term’s earliest usage was in the 1839 long poem “FESTUS” by English Poet, Phillip J. Bailey: “I am an omnist, and believe in all religions”. In recent years the term has reemerged due to some people’s desire to redefine it for todays society. Instead of “belief in all religions” it has been modified to “the ...
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