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The Rational Male – Religion

The Rational Male – Religion

by Rollo Tomassi 2021 390 pages
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1. The Red Pill Unveils Intersexual Dynamics in a New Enlightenment

Creating Religion in the Image of the Feminine Imperative

New access to information. Throughout history, revolutionary inventions have altered the course of humanity, particularly those that grant access to a better understanding of our true natures. The Red Pill, in this context, is a means of transitioning from ignorance to a more complete understanding of the realities of our existence, akin to a new enlightenment.

The cost of knowledge. This awakening, however, is not without its price. Like Adam and Eve partaking of the forbidden fruit, gaining knowledge often leads to uncomfortable changes and responsibilities. The truth can be painful, forcing us to confront long-held beliefs and adapt accordingly.

Intersexual dynamics. The Red Pill, in its original sense, is the praxeological study of the intersexual dynamics of human beings. It encompasses the hows and whys men and women relate to one another, influenced by reproductive processes and innate mating strategies. This understanding, while liberating, can also be jarring, especially when it shatters deeply ingrained beliefs.

2. Old Order Institutions Struggle in the Digital Age

For the past five generations, there’s been a concerted re-engineering of religion to better suit the ends of a Feminine Imperative.

Analog vs. digital thinking. Old order institutions, such as churches and corporations, are struggling to adapt to the rapid changes brought about by the digital age. Analog thinking, based on limited information and traditional models, clashes with the new order's access to vast amounts of data and evolving social norms.

Barriers to entry. The internet has lowered the barriers to entry in many fields, leading to a generation of self-proclaimed "masters" and a glut of content. However, true insight and innovation are often lacking, as old order ideas are simply repackaged for a digital audience.

The global sexual marketplace. Globalization has extended beyond economics and demographics to intersexual dynamics. The rise of online dating and social media has created a worldwide sexual marketplace, challenging traditional notions of courtship and family formation.

3. Believers vs. Empiricists: Conflicting Worldviews

I expect there will be female critics who’ll parrot that in most of church culture it’s still ‘predominantly men’ who control churches and religious organizations, but in the era of feminine social primacy, it’s not who executes the control, but whose beliefs control the executors.

Ideology vs. praxeology. The Red Pill is often misconstrued as an ideology, but it is fundamentally a praxeology, a system of practice concerned with what actually works. This distinction is crucial, as believers often attempt to redefine the Red Pill to align with their pre-existing moral frameworks.

Conflicting goals. Red Pill empiricists seek to establish objective truths about intersexual dynamics, while Blue Pill ideologists prioritize moral judgments and adherence to their belief systems. This leads to debates where both sides talk past each other, unable to agree on the fundamental goals of the discussion.

The Orthodox Paradox. The Orthodox Paradox distills down to “You can’t argue with God”. True believers often cling to the notion that their way of doing God is the only way, dismissing any criticism or alternative interpretations as invalid. This can create a barrier to understanding and accepting new information.

4. The Blank Slate: A Foundation of Misunderstanding

Despite of what you hear in the media about how terrible and retrograde fundamentalists are, those movements, even on the “conservative” ends are thoroughly feminized.

The legacy of the Blank Slate. The belief that humans are born as blank slates, shaped solely by society and environment, has had a profound influence on our understanding of intersexual dynamics. This notion, however, ignores the import of our evolved mental firmware and innate proclivities.

Culture informs faith. It is an all too human religious culture that ultimately informs and restructures doctrine and articles of faith. When that culture is informed by the Feminine Imperative, openly religious feminism, and a feminine influence posing as doctrinally sound egalitarianism, it fundamentally recreates an old order religion in the image of a new order, female-primary, imperative.

Moralism for rationalists. When the Blank Slate is challenged, the next rationale is often moralism. The belief that we should strive for equality, even if it goes against our base natures, is a common defense mechanism. However, this approach often leads to the force-fitting of individuals into untenable roles.

5. Feminine Primacy and the Crisis of Masculinity

“Toxic masculinity”: Any aspect of conventional masculinity inconvenient to a feminine-correct purpose – is now a sin both actively and retroactively in what’s left of our decaying religious cultures.

The rise of the SHEconomy. Women are increasingly becoming the dominant economic force, controlling a significant portion of personal wealth and consumer spending. This shift has had a profound impact on various institutions, including religion.

The Lost Boys. The current generation of men, often referred to as the "Lost Boys," are facing a crisis of masculinity. They lack purpose and direction, often struggling to find their place in a world that ridicules and debases conventional masculinity.

The Feminine Imperative. The Feminine Imperative has taken the Lord’s name in vain by presuming to promote its agenda, while socially engineering generations of men to support it by claiming it’s God’s will. This has led to a feminization of religion, where women's interests and sensibilities are prioritized above all else.

6. The Romantic Ideal: A Bastardized Religion

For generations we’ve intermixed our faith into the experience of ‘love’.

A religion called chivalry. What passes for most people’s understanding of chivalry is actually a classic interpretation and bastardization of western romanticism and the ideologies of ‘courtly love’; which ironically enough was also an effort by noble women of the period intended to better control the men of the early and High Renaissance.

Classic chivalry. Originally, chivalry was a martial code of ethics intended to control the violent natures of male soldiers and knights. However, it was progressively distorted by countervailing influences, particularly the concept of courtly love.

Courtly love. Noble women of the time were instrumental in attaching the concept of Courtly Love and romance to the Chivalric Code that the women of today blithely complain is lacking in men. This served as a means of exerting covert power and influencing men's behavior.

7. The Goddess Movement: A New World Religion

In the feminine-primary church, the Feminine Imperative is now the Holy Spirit; what She says is an article of faith. Men who become aware of this via the Red Pill are a threat to Her.

Chick crack. Women seem to have an inborn attraction to all things mystical. This "chick crack" is often exploited in popular culture and religion, as women are drawn to the mysterious and supernatural.

Feminine mythology. The associations of women’s unknowability and feminine mystique have always proved useful to women. The mythologized representations of women are often cast as brooding, fickle, random or rapacious, often as a temptress, possessing secret womanly knowledge that foolish men are neither capable nor encouraged to understand.

Culture informs faith. The Feminine Imperative has taken the Lord’s name in vain by presuming to promote its agenda, while socially engineering generations of men to support it by claiming it’s God’s will. This has led to a new order where the Feminine Imperative is now the Holy Spirit.

8. Marriage in the New Order: A Risky Proposition

Men declining to participate in faith-based marriage decline an aspect of their faith that’s been reset to serve women; women who are held as a higher order of sinless being than men by this new religion of Emotionalism.

Marriage sells, but who's buying? The social contract of marriage from a religious perspective has shifted into the ultimate leap of faith for men. They literally risk everything in marriage – child custody, sexual access, any expectation of true, male authority or genuine respect, long-term financial prospects, etc.

Covenant vs. contractual marriage. Covenant marriage presumes a mutually accepted religious deference between husband and wife, while contractual marriage is based on mutual support and an insurance that this support will continue even if the marriage itself dissolves.

Imperfect men vet imperfect women. The only religious men to be found will be those raised into a life of religiously motivated male servitude – or those dragged to the feminine-influenced church by wives and mothers who hold authoritative ‘headship’ in their relationships, while their husbands endlessly seek more ways to qualify for their wives approval to received God’s approval.

9. Love is God: The Deification of Emotion

For generations we’ve intermixed our faith into the experience of ‘love’.

Love is God. For generations we’ve intermixed our faith into the experience of ‘love’. We align how love should ideally be expressed between men and women with what our faith in God or a metaphysical spirituality should ideally mean to us and to others.

Love is sacrifice. Love is Sacrifice. Religious men became synonymous with a Beta male, Blue Pill mindset. They measure Manhood by degrees of responsibility a man assumes while never realizing (or simply ignoring) that a cultural shift has gelded them though a lack of any real authority over wives, families and churches.

Gender differences. Gender Differences. Rationalism vs. The Rational Process. Rationalism vs. The Rational Process. It is equally unhealthy to convince oneself that self-repressions are virtues as it is to think that unfettered indulgences are freedoms.

10. The Evolution of Belief: From Gods Like Men to a One-World Religion

It’s better to laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints, especially when today’s ‘saints’ are the new order priestesses of the Feminine Imperative.

A one-world religion. A One-World Religion. Happy wife, Happy God. Who Cares About Religion Anyway? The Gospel of Saint Peterson. A Want to Believe. The Sisterhood of Suffering. Where do we go from here?

Happy wife, happy God. Happy wife, Happy God. For the religious man the only appeal church consistently has is to meet cute, God-approved, single young women and that’s if the church actually has them and its theology isn’t wholly intolerable.

The sisterhood of suffering. The Sisterhood of Suffering. They will regularly defend and aggrandize the Sisterhood above any tenets of faith. They’ll tolerate blasphemy of the faith, but never blasphemy of the Feminine Imperative.

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4.33 out of 5
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The Rational Male - Religion receives mostly positive reviews, with readers praising its insights into intersexual dynamics and religion. Many find it thought-provoking and life-changing, particularly for religious men. Readers appreciate Tomassi's analysis of how religion shapes gender roles and relationships. Some criticize the book's repetitiveness and editing issues. Overall, reviewers consider it a valuable addition to Tomassi's work, offering a unique perspective on gender dynamics in religious contexts. The book challenges readers' beliefs and provides tools for personal growth, though some find it controversial.

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About the Author

Rollo Tomassi is a prominent figure in the "Red Pill" community, known for his writings on intersexual dynamics and masculinity. He is the author of The Rational Male series, which explores topics related to male-female relationships, societal structures, and personal development. Tomassi's work is based on evolutionary biology and social science research, offering a perspective that challenges conventional wisdom about gender roles. His writing style is often described as direct and unapologetic, garnering both praise and criticism. Tomassi's ideas have gained a significant following among men seeking to understand and navigate modern relationship dynamics, though his views are considered controversial by some.

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