Me-ism:
A search by an individual, in the absence of training in the
traditional religious tenets, to formulate a personally tailored
religion by himself. Most frequently a mishmash of reincarnation,
personal dialogue with a nebulously defined god figure, naturalism,
and karmic eye-for-eye attitudes.
-- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
A search by an individual, in the absence of training in the
traditional religious tenets, to formulate a personally tailored
religion by himself. Most frequently a mishmash of reincarnation,
personal dialogue with a nebulously defined god figure, naturalism,
and karmic eye-for-eye attitudes.
-- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
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