Amongst the exceptions is Discordianism, in which the term is used to refer to an identifiable group within the Discordian religion.

Another dualism put forward by Discordianism is the use of seriousness and humor.

Discordianism is centered on the idea that both order and disorder are illusions imposed on the universe by the human nervous system, and that neither of these illusions of apparent order and disorder are any more accurate or objectively true than the other.

It is difficult to estimate the number of Discordians because they are not required to hold Discordianism as their only belief system, and because there is an encouragement to form schisms and cabals.

The dwarf planet Eris is named after the goddess, as is the religion Discordianism.

It is thematically dense, covering topics like counterculture, numerology, and Discordianism.

This postmodern lack of belief in consensus reality is a cornerstone of the semi-humorous Chaos-based religion of Discordianism.

" Fnord " is a popular word with followers of Discordianism.

Because of its similarities to the tenets of Discordianism, The Church of the SubGenius is often described as a syncretic offshoot of that belief.

Kerry Wendell Thornley ( April 17, 1938 – November 28, 1998 ) is known as the co-founder ( along with childhood friend Greg Hill ) of Discordianism, in which context he is usually known as Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst or simply Lord Omar.

Changing belief systems at will is also sometimes practiced by followers of Discordianism.

* Principia Discordia, the sacred text of Discordianism, holds that 23 ( along with the discordian prime 5 ) is one of the sacred numbers of Eris, goddess of discord.

The Discordian or Erisian calendar is an alternative calendar used by some adherents of Discordianism.

Some knot-theoretic links contain multiple Borromean rings configurations ; one five-loop link of this type is used as a symbol in Discordianism, based on a depiction in the Principia Discordia.

In The New Inquisition, Robert Anton Wilson, recognized episkopos, pope, and saint of the parody religion Discordianism, lampoons the members of skeptical organizations like the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ( CSICOP — now the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry ) as fundamentalist materialists, alleging that they dogmatically dismiss any evidence that conflicts with materialism as hallucination or fraud.

The word Kallisti ( Modern Greek ) written on a golden apple, has become a principal symbol of Discordianism, a post-modernist religion.

The contemporary religion Discordianism draws upon the Golden Apple of the goddess Eris, also known as the " Apple of Discord " which was used by this goddess to set off the conflict among the goddesses of Olympus that lead to the Trojan War as a result of Eris not being invited to a party ( the so-called " Original Snub ").

* Discordianism, although many Discordians specifically view the label of ' parody ' as dismissive, arguing that the inlaid humor and silliness are just as profound and legitimate as that of any other form of spiritual pursuit.

* David Rockman, ( Fearless Dave ) founder of the Dharma Temple of the Magic Fish Head, a sect of Discordianism based on Rock and Roll Music.

In addition to Spare's work, this experimentation was the result of many factors, including the counterculture of the 1960s and early 1970s, the wide publication of information on magic by magicians such as Aleister Crowley and Israel Regardie, the influence of Discordianism and Robert Anton Wilson, and the popularizing of magic by Wicca.

* Jake, a slang term used in Discordianism to describe a prank, often celebrated on Jake Day

Despite tremendous individual variation, chaos magicians ( sometimes called " chaotes ") often work with chaotic and humorous paradigms, such as the worship of Hundun from Taoism or Eris from Discordianism.

Alternative symbols of chaos ( owing nothing to Moorcock ) include the Sacred Chao of Discordianism and The Five Fingered Hand of Eris.

In a 1980 interview given to the science fiction magazine Starship, Wilson suggested the novel was also an attempt to build a myth around Discordianism:

A quote from the Principia Discordia, the first holy book of Discordianism, attempts to clear this up:

* Principia Discordia, a holy text in Discordianism

Contemporary Paganism, or Neopaganism, includes reconstructed religions such as the Cultus Deorum Romanorum, Hellenic polytheism, Slavic neopaganism ( i. e. Slavianstvo, including Rodnovery ), Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism, or Germanic religious reconstructionism, as well as modern eclectic traditions such as Discordianism, Wicca and its many offshoots.

Atheism, anarchism, objectivism, autarchism ( attended Robert LeFevre's Freedom School ), neo-paganism, Buddhism, and the memetic inheritor of Discordianism, the Church of the Subgenius, were all subject to close conceptual scrutiny throughout his life.

Trilogy, speculative fiction novels by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, popularized Discordianism with various quotes and references.

Recognized as an episkopos, pope, and saint of Discordianism, Wilson helped publicize the group through his writings, interviews, and strolls.

* 1166 BC — The start of the Discordian calendar and within Discordianism the date of Curse of Greyface.

Flash mob activities share some ideas with Cacophony, as well as groups like Improv Everywhere and movements like Discordianism.

In fact, one important aspect of their very religion is the annihilation of men ''.

When decision makers act within this frame they determine whether a claim put forward in the name of religion is to be accepted by the larger community as appropriate to religion.

I am not aware of great attention by any of these authors or by the psychotherapeutic profession to the role of literary study in the development of conscience -- most of their attention is to a pre-literate period of life, or, for the theologians of course, to the influence of religion.

An uncompromising belief in the moral law has the advantage of making religion natural, even as physical law is natural.

To Adams that age in which religion exercised power over the entire culture of the race was one of imagination, and it is largely the admiration he so obviously held for such eras that betrays a peculiar religiosity -- a sentiment he would have probably denied.

It is both great writing and profound religion.

The place of religion in the simple, preliterate societies is quite definite ; ;

If the inner functions of religion are performed, the individual is a composed, ordered, motivated, and emotionally secure associate ; ;

In the last analysis, religion is the means of inducing, formulating, expressing, enhancing, implementing, and perpetuating man's deepest experience -- the religious.

In providing for these inner individual functions, religion undertakes in behalf of individual peace of mind and well-being services for which there is no other institution.

In America also all of our major religious bodies officially sanction a universalistic ethic which is reflective of our common religion.

The religion, in fact, is an expression of the unity of the group, small or large.

His view is that every religion pertains to a community, and, conversely, every community is in one aspect a religious unit.

The unifying effect of religion is also brought out in the fact that historically peoples have clung together as more or less cohesive cultural units, with religion as the dominant bond, even though spatially dispersed and not politically organized.

The tenacity with which present metaphysical attitudes fetishize private intuition offers the strongest evidence that the gulf between scientific and delphic ways of philosophizing is built into the present conflict over the limits and purpose of science, religion and ideology.

Conscience and religion are concerned with private sin: The civil law is concerned with public crimes.

The truth is that any revival of traditional and indigenous religion will serve to promote that sense of identity and Volksgeist which these young nations very much need.

" Many would agree with the Dalai Lama that Buddhism as a religion is kindness toward others.

Altruism is essential to the Sikh religion.

Cultural anthropology also covers economic and political organization, law and conflict resolution, patterns of consumption and exchange, material culture, technology, infrastructure, gender relations, ethnicity, childrearing and socialization, religion, myth, symbols, values, etiquette, worldview, sports, music, nutrition, recreation, games, food, festivals, and language ( which is also the object of study in linguistic anthropology ).

Apollo ( Attic, Ionic, and Homeric Greek:, Apollōn ( gen .: ); Doric:, Apellōn ; Arcadocypriot:, Apeilōn ; Aeolic:, Aploun ; ) is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco – Roman Neopaganism.

The function of Apollo as a " healer " is connected with Paean ( Παιών-Παιήων ), the physician of the Gods in the Iliad, who seems to come from a more primitive religion.