A new prophet?

[Ancalagon]

found this on wikipedia....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhism

Gandhism (or Gandhianism) is a collection of inspirations, principles, beliefs and philosophy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian Independence Movement.

It is a body of ideas and principles that describes the inspiration, vision and the life work of Gandhi. The term also encompasses what Gandhi's ideas, words and actions mean to people around the world, and how they used them for guidance in building their own future. Gandhism also permeates into the realm of the individual human being, non-political and non-social. A Gandhian can mean either an individual who follows, or a specific philosophy which is attributed to, Gandhism.

there is more on the page, I just quoted the opening.

Now at the moment, this is a philosophy based on this teaching and actions. But give this a few centuries... will it be a new religion?

[Northcott]

Only time will tell, man. :) Good catch. Makes for some interesting thinking.

[Hastur T. Fannon]

A lot to think about. Thanks

[Limper]

The cult of Elvis is another possibility.

[Northcott]

With a little less conversation, but a little more action?

[Janos]

The Cult of the Fonz.

[Limper]

The Cult of the Fonz.

Might have been possible had Winkler died in the late 70's at the height of his popularity.

[Pigs in Space]

Cult of Anna Nicole Smith...?

[Northcott]

Cult of Anna Nicole Smith...?

Isn't that kind of like meditating on emptiness?

[bunny]

I could see Ghandi having a Confuscious style following. He still has a powerful influence on the people of India.

[GreyOne]

What about the Cult of Steven Erikson?

[there_is_no_bob]

What about the Cult of Steven Erikson?

The schism of the worshippers of the dark elves, combined with the subsequent merging with the followers of DimwitDrizzt, will tear it apart.


And Ghandi could totally have a religion based on him. Give it a few hundred years, and I'm sure someone will have invented some rather cool stories about him.

[Ancalagon]

The schism of the worshippers of the dark elves, combined with the subsequent merging with the followers of DimwitDrizzt, will tear it apart.


And Ghandi could totally have a religion based on him. Give it a few hundred years, and I'm sure someone will have invented some rather cool stories about him.

The thing is, I don't really think we need to *invent* stories about the man! If I could achieve 1% of what he did, I would consider my life a great success.

[Northcott]

The stories have started. Hell, one of 'em won an Oscar. ;)

[GreyOne]

I once heard that Ghandi could stop a tank with his mind.

[Limper]

I once heard that Ghandi could stop a tank with his mind.

If I could fight anyone I think I'd like it to be Ghandi.

[Janos]

If I could fight anyone I think I'd like it to be Ghandi.

Trying to find a fight you think you could win?

[Limper]

Trying to find a fight you think you could win?

If thats all the statement I was looking to make I'd have said Janos. Ghandi just needed a good asskicking.

[Janos]

Ghandi just needed a good asskicking.

Ghandi would own you. He beats the hell out of everyone else in Street Fighter 2. Have you see the fire breath and 100' arms? He'd beat your ass from India!

[Limper]

Ghandi would own you. He beats the hell out of everyone else in Street Fighter 2. Have you see the fire breath and 100' arms? He'd beat your ass from India!

Its a common mistake that people make about Ghandi in that game... he wasn't based on the real Ghandi but on DDK.

[doc]

The cult of Elvis is another possibility.

About the Cult of Doc ? Limper can be my prophet, go my son and spread the good word !!