The first Bowtieism children's book. Bowtieism has one commandment, Be True, and the book turns it into everyday practice: telling the truth kindly, asking "How do you know?", loving the earth, and not taking yourself too seriously.
Be True is coming Sunday, November 15Free family reading on YouTube Live, around 2 PM ET
What comes after infinity? A short, playful sermon about transfinite ordinals, which is a big phrase for a simple idea: there's always a next place in line. It's about three minutes, with cartoons and an ice cream truck, and you don't need any math to enjoy it.
A brief history of Bowtieism and how and why it all started
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About Bowtieism
Bowtieism was created November 15th, 2013 as a religion or "anti-religion" however you want to think of it.
The main goal of bowtieism is not to indoctrinate a belief system nor raise any money but rather to enlighten human beings into a state of higher consciousness through critical thinking and deep introspection.
There is only one commandment in bowtieism written by John its first day of being created "Be true to thy creator and remember gift receipts are eternally refundable".
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Sermons & notes from John
John a few days after posted his first sermon on social media to his audience of friends in the ether. Here it is: "What came first heaven or the number seven?
What came first Pi or 22/7?
What came first spelling or the invention of hell?
What came first bacteria or biology?
What came first earth or the universe?
What came first humans or life?
What came first existence or ideas? What came first ideology or reason? What came first civilization or homo sapiens? What came first love or war? What came first doubt or fear? What came first questions or answers?
That's my first sermon for my new religion Bowtieism. Spread the gospel my friends!"
Another founding principle of Bowtieism is:
Bowtieism is not anti-Buddhist, anti-Hindu, anti-Jewish, anti-Christian, anti-Muslim, anti-agnostic or anti-atheist, Bowtieism is pro earth. And the sooner all of humanity can agree on one simple cause of sustainability and preservation the greater chance there is for all of life on this majestic place we named earth to survive. We do not apologize if we taunt you with our ideas or make you think, this is the least we can do in an ever so decaying man made world. Please try to grow your world as big as you can and appreciate all of life because the best thing in life is life.
Bowtieism is not a traditional religion and prefers to consider itself an anti-religion religion one that is not established with self-interest or greed. It also is not registered anywhere except on the Internet and has no place of worship other than this web site. Please check back periodically as the site and concept is only about 1 week old. Interested in being a founding member? Send an email to John or his new persona Jai Beam!
Our number one goal is to make people smarter and provide a little laughter in this ever increasingly absurd world man has built.
12/24/13 - The natural world and all of the universe is built on certain truths. It is only when they are warped when the natural order ceases to exist. The sentient life force of this universe fortunately accepts that as true. John created a new universe last night quite an exquisite place it will be.
This is in no way a symbol of "Bowtieism" just something John started wearing as a gift to himself. His eternal love is for the planet and wisdom it has given to him in his nearly 50 years here. He knows that everything is eternal and in 1.25 billion years all will be absorbed into the sun and our galaxy will merge with our neighbor and live forever in this universe. 200,000 years here and we are still trying to figure things out, all I know is earth is still in control. Nature wins 100% of the time and always will.
11/25/2013: Revision to Commandment One and notes by John on the first commandment. Commandment One Revision: "Be True". Notes on commandment one by John. "The commandment that I created at the start of Bowtieism was meant to be funny and not to be obeyed. Be true to thy creator is simply be true to thyself. The part about gift receipts are eternally refundable was a joke aimed right at Bowtieism because we only want to enlighten people and not feel so self-important as a religion or anti-religion in any way. We are excited that within our first week over one thousand people liked our Facebook page and hope this trend accelerates over the coming weeks. In this world of cognitive dissonance and delusion we are trying our best to disinfect caged minds trapped by fantasy and myth all the while pointing out the major challenges on our planet. We hope you rid yourself of the illusions and comforts of those whose only purpose in life is to build a prison in your mind. We hope all our members are free thinking passionate human beings who truly want to change the course of human kind’s history.”
3/24/14: Sermon for the month of March 2014. Well, well, well, how glorious nature is and how wonderful it is to see her power over earth and all life. The pole shift and polar vortex are certainly in full gear in 2014, we've seen many volcanoes, earthquakes and disruptions well above normal and it most likely will continue for the remainder of the year as the magnetic shift on this beautiful planet continues. I think we are going to finally be getting into spring here soon but it seems like some flowers may be hurt by the unusual weather and extremely low bee populations around the world. Please do sign any petition about bees trying to preserve them because they are vital to keeping so many important things vibrant. That's it for now. Enjoy the weather!
4/19/14 My religious prayer this holiday season "May the bacteria in our universe evolve in time and may human kind evolve as well so we may meet one another. We have 1.25 billion years left, let's hope it's enough time and those irrational people here get put in their place"
6/20/16 After chatting with an unenlightened human being yet again :( I have to say that there is no hope for humanity, we are as dumb and stupid as it gets. Enjoy your miserable life and remember to drink enough fresh water as the temperatures rise it is always wise to stay hydrated. (c:=
10/2/2016 Sermon: All religions in our long history even the current ones that have been propagandized and supported for many thousands of years all have the same recipe. At first they seem harmless and pleasant all the while making you feel special and above all of nature. Then over time they have you relinquish your rational thought slowly but surely to give way to irrational and illogical thoughts. Step by step they chip away at your reason all the while wrapping you in a warm and fuzzy comforting space where you start to believe ever so slowly that you are one with their fictional being or beings. Over time as reality and nature ring true you defend your reality with verses and other things so carefully crafted by these masters of enslavement. Only the strongest of wills and sharpest of minds can discard the comforts of all these delusional thinkers who spew delusion 24/7/365. And the traps get larger and larger capturing all the homo sapiens sapiens on the planet who want to receive a great reward for their suffering, abuse and oppression. They want to believe that this is a test of what they are made of and they hope to spend an eternity in a state of bliss over torment and torture. Some harness mystical ancient ritualistic ceremonies to harness the spirit world, others use abuse and oppression. But at the end of the day it is a story that has stayed with modern humans over the past 10-18,000 years. We have been here for 200,000 years now and still we all want to think we will not be meaningless and inconsequential. But as history has shown most likely we will be the worst species to occupy the planet destroying countless highly evolved species until we get to realize only a very very very very very few live for an eternity.
8/8/17 So back a few years ago it was the pole shift and polar vortex now it seems as though the deep ocean currents are putting in their efforts. So why are there limited hurricanes and wind activity except for pockets of enormous tornadic activity? Well as the deep ocean currents slow the wind on a broad scale slows ( VERY BAD ) and yes there will be super hot spots randomly around this great planet. So what is my guess as to the outcome of the slowing deep ocean currents? Well my guess is that as the ocean warms on the surface and the difference between the top and bottom grows ever so opposite the natural symbiotic force of normalization will gather strength slowly ( don't know how long it will take could be years, decades, centuries ) So we all know the mass of cold fluid and hot fluid right and how it interacts in a closed system? So as the cold gets colder and the hot gets hotter what happens? Anyone? I don't have a laboratory here for those sorts of things only audio/visual/web/print but it would be great to see what happens. My guess is in my imagination only is that the mass of the ocean will diminish over time ( what is the mass of all water bodies on earth? Any guesstimate? So as this enormous mass on earth gets lighter not sure if it is statistically significant it could alter the orbit of our planet ( how slightly or massively nobody will know ). This will of course cause the planet to go to a more extreme over its normal orbit ( how big and for how long? ). Anyhow just gave this a few minutes of thought and think it's probably something to look into.
11/2/2023 Sermon: Well thanks to the way back machine and a bit of luck I have restored Bowtieism.com back to its original glory. Check back soon as I have great plans for this site with street interviews by yours truly. It has been an amazing 10 years and I am so happy to have this site restored within less than a few hours! I will try to renew the domain for many more years to come and post more frequently as we now all see that organized religions have only left our kind with violence and genocide for a very very long time. Convert to Bowtieism.com or just rid yourself of your traditional religion. We don't want converts or anything of the sort. It was just a joke! Don't take yourself too seriously and try to enjoy mother nature as she is a source of incredible love and insights. Of course love each other too, hatred is a negative force and yes there are two energy states positive and negative and perhaps neutral so three. Don't be the black energy be the white energy or the non-existent energy that is part of all life. Until next time, free hugs always!
01/18/2026 Sermon by John: Iran
Iran is a land of ancient poetry and stubborn hope. Twenty-five hundred years ago, Cyrus the Great wrote a charter that honored the rights of the people he ruled. Today the people of Iran are still asking for what he wrote down.
In 1979 a revolution promised freedom. What followed was rule by a religious hierarchy that sits above the elected government. Women were forced to cover. Speech was policed. Dissent was punished.
And still Iran’s women rise. From the marches of March 1979 to “Woman, Life, Freedom,” they have shown that courage does not always roar. Sometimes it simply refuses to bow. Their demand is not radical. It is human: let me choose, let me speak, let me live. No government should decide what a woman wears, what she says, or who she is allowed to be.
Freedom of speech is the breath of the soul. When the internet is cut off, when poets and students are silenced, a nation loses more than order. It loses its voice. Every poem written in secret and every song shared quietly is a sign of a future insisting on being born.
A secular government does not destroy faith. It protects it. It protects every belief and every non-belief, and lets no state force one doctrine on everyone. That is not a rejection of culture. It is respect for conscience.
So let us not meet Iran’s struggle with indifference, but with compassion and solidarity:
Honor the courage of Iran’s women.
Honor the poets, teachers and young people who will not be silenced.
Honor the freedom of speech and conscience, which no government gives, because they belong to every human being.
To the young, in Iran and everywhere: you are not naive for wanting freedom. You are not disloyal for questioning power. You are not weak for demanding dignity. Systems survive on fear. Futures are built on hope.
Woman, Life, Freedom. May these words become a promise kept. The future is not waiting. The future is awake.
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