The Astronist Statement

by Cometan

The Astronist Statement on the Situation of the Human Species, often simply referred to as The Astronist Statement, is a non-technical manifesto of the Astronist philosophy and religion, altogether referenced as the Astronist belief system. It provides a summary of the Astronist perspective on the human condition as this pertains to and is influenced by the ultimate goals of Astronism and the purposes it prescribes to human life through its doctrines on transcension, cosmocentrism, suronality and astrosis. The Astronist Statement is made equivalent to other kinds of theological or ideological manifestos in that it outlines the fundamental problems that Astronism sees effecting the human species and presents solutions to these problems identified. The underlying principle of The Astronist Statement and thereby, all Astronism, is that due to the pervading cosmic limitation, human beings both individually and collectively are limited in our capacities to do and be. This means that the human species is inherently though not hopelessly limited which is pinpointed as the underlying reason for all the suffering, evil and wrongdoing in the world. It is the goal of the Astronist religion to extinguish human limitation because in humanity, Astronism sees the potential for transcension meaning that humanity may one day, via our expansion into the astronomical world, transverse the boundaries of cosmic limitation to become unlimited beings possessing total freedom and thereby having also extinguished our woes of suffering and evil. The Astronist Statement conveys this message of humanity's capacity to transverse limitation via the salvific process of transcension, an endeavour that has indeed become the central dogma of the Astronist religion and thereby the central goal and life purpose of all Astronists.

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Published July 4, 2022

About the author

Cometan (born 1 July, 1998), also spelt as Kometan, is the founder of Astronism and an autodidact of philosophy and theology, as well as being the sole author of the Omnidoxy which immortalised Cometan's philosophership. Cometan is also the sole author and creator of the fictional mystery detective, Jesse Millette, the adventures of whom are chronicled in The Original Jesse Millette Series. Cometan's religion of the stars holds a theology focused on the centrality of outer space and celestial bodies, collectively known as The Cosmos, to be humanity’s primary source of spiritual and intellectual improvement.