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=== Beliefs === | === Beliefs === | ||
[[File:Minerva Missionaries Logo.jpg|thumb|159x159px|Logo of the ''Minerva Omniscius'' missionaries made by '''WackyFiasco''']] | [[File:Minerva Missionaries Logo.jpg|thumb|159x159px|Logo of the ''Minerva Omniscius'' missionaries made by '''WackyFiasco''']] | ||
For the followers of ''Minerva Omniscius'', there is only one sin as such, and that is ignorance. Since they share the view of several ancient Greek philosophers ([[wikipedia:Plato|Plato]], [[wikipedia:Protagoras|Protagoras]] and [[wikipedia:Socrates|Socrates]]) that this is the cause of all | For the followers of ''Minerva Omniscius'', there is only one sin as such, and that is ignorance. Since they share the view of several ancient Greek philosophers ([[wikipedia:Plato|Plato]], [[wikipedia:Protagoras|Protagoras]] and [[wikipedia:Socrates|Socrates]]) that this is the cause of all evil. And that sins such as those mentioned by [[wikipedia:Christianity|Christianity]], in reality, stem from a deep ignorance, therefore, the only way to truly eliminate them is to put an end to it. | ||
A clear example would be ego and pride, from Buddhist and Christian perspectives. For the followers of ''Minerva Omniscius'', the solution would not lie in detaching oneself from the self or punishing oneself, but in knowing oneself well enough to be self-critical and thus prevent these derived evils from affecting or destroying oneself. | A clear example would be ego and pride, from Buddhist and Christian perspectives. For the followers of ''Minerva Omniscius'', the solution would not lie in detaching oneself from the self or punishing oneself, but in knowing oneself well enough to be self-critical and thus prevent these derived evils from affecting or destroying oneself. | ||