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Established by Dongyang Wang, selfism is a religion that self-worshiping is the sole holy salvation of one's life. The ideology of selfism entails the truth of subjectivity in one's life. Everything, according to Dongyang, is formed subjectively. We construct the world with our own experiences, perceptions, and interpretations; absolute objectivity doesn't exist. Thus, we are creating our own sense of reality; therefore, we ourselves are the only ones who deserve worship.

Although frequently challenged by philosophies of determinism and drastically different from typical religions, selfism is the most realistic religion and confirms that science and religion are compatible and indeed inseparable. The most important implication of selfism is that we should adjust our attitudes toward the happenings in our lives, with optimistic lens and confidence no matter how bitter the life is.

Worldview
Selfism is predicated in the belief of nihilism and epistemology derived from physics. Selfism contends that the world is amorphous and comprised of infinitesimal particles (or energy), which are similar to the basic codes in computer science (or more subtly, 0's and 1's). The different combinations of the particles form different beings, or objects. The difference originates from the various directions the particles go along, which could be explained as showing different wills. The particles also compose human beings; so, in terms of composition, we are not identical from each other.

Who We Are
While we have different backgrounds, in terms of knowledge, perspectives, and tastes, we are fundamentally the same. We are all shaped by our experiences, although genes provide a roadmap for certain capabilities and deficiencies. In fact, we are the integration of our past experiences. In short, I am the person who lived my past, but the previous myself is not me. If the experiences seem unimportant in one's life, it's either he fails to notice or he hasn't lived long enough.

Experiences
How people behave in this world is actually how people react to outside stimulus. Experiences do teach people, according to the Golden Rule of human nature by Dongyang Wang--people act out of their interest, what actions to take in similar situations.

The Scale Model
The life of a person is like a scale. The weights are experiences to be put on both sides of the scale, with each side representing an ideal, say, "good" and "evil". If one experiences good feedback from an act of good, he will receive a weight on the good side, the size of the weight depending on how significant the issue is. Similarly, if he receives a bad feedback from an act of good, he will become more evil. As the weights add up, the behavioral pattern can be seen according to one's balance of the scale. Also, as the weights accumulate, a small thing becomes infinitely unimportant since on both sides the weights are plenty, and in this way the new stimulus takes on a less importance in terms of proportion. That's also a reason why old people have more peaceful minds.

On the other hand, subjective adjustment can shift the weights to different torques, therefore affecting the behavioral patterns subjectively.

Determinism and Free Will
Determinism claims that everything is determined by the coder of the game of life. The proponents of free will argue that human beings can determine their actions and write their own stories of life. Selfism stands somewhere in between. Dongyang Wang compromises that all of the script has been written out, but free will still exists to a certain extent.

Limited Choice
Selfism borrows from physics the idea of parallel universe, which claims that infinite universes exist with similar or different events going on as in our own. Selfism contends that before one does something, the universes are parallel; however, as one does something, the story line may change. In other words, all the universes are designed by higher beings, but it's one's own choice which leads to a unique path.

The Accidental and the Inevitable
It's an accident that we human beings have developed for 5 million years and became the ruling species of this planet, but it's determined that in this universe we are the selected ones, among infinite number of universes. This really depends on the perspective. From an individual's perspective, everything is a surprise. However, as a higher being may see, the thing is destined to happen.

Body and Soul
Body is the complex combination of particles,

Science, philosophy and religions
Science is the tool for human beings to approach truth and understand the world; philosophy is the love for wisdom which helps people live better in this world; religion is an end to itself. Religions always provide a goal instead of tool, engaging people's emotions and harboring them regardless of the circumstance. Both science and philosophy provide an easier and clearer path for religions. Selfism, therefore, is a result of scientific and philosophical advancements but also more than that.

Emotions
The only difference between machines and human beings is the emotions that human beings possess. The emotions actually guide people to make rational decisions, while rationality maximizes the subjective/perceived efficiency of an individual's behavior, which is calculated subconsciously based on one's subjective happiness, by calculating both practical gains and emotional gains--different emphasis on these gains is usually termed as "rational" and "emotional"; however, this differentiation doesn't go to the root of human rationality and emotions.

Besides, the only things that don't betray a human being are feelings, experiences, money, and abilities.

Philosophical foundations
The philosophical backgrounds of this religion lies in Daoism, Nillism, and Realism.

Daoism
Daoism is important. Tao Te Ching.

Daoism and its application
Practice makes perfect.