Under the Influences

The philosophical-religious traditions that predate and inform Dudeism

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Taoism
Possibly the oldest form of Dudeism. Lao Tzu defined what it meant to take 'er easy and go with the flow.

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Last post: February 24, 2021, 07:10:48 AM Jonathan Herman 'Taoism ... by HnauHnakrapunt

Zen Buddhism
A tradition that exalts sitting around calmly while not thinking, or telling jokes (koans) and drawing pictures to make sense of the universe? Pretty goddamn Dudeish.

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Last post: October 02, 2022, 07:56:19 AM Re: Controlscheme is goo... by HelenMeagher

The Holy Dudest Canon
A place to discuss and make a case for scripture, ceremonies, what-have-you. Anything pertaining to proposed rules and league bylaws of this-a-here religion.

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Last post: September 01, 2020, 03:35:53 AM Re: Dudeist iconography ... by HnauHnakrapunt

Movies, Books, and What-Have-You
Other far-out vehicles of holy Dudeist thought.

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Last post: April 27, 2023, 10:49:55 AM Re: The Underachiever's ... by SunnyGuy

The Jesus
There was a lot that was very Dudeish about Christianity's original, uncompromised first draft.

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Last post: January 16, 2023, 07:12:29 AM Re: Leszek Kołakowski 'J... by vassapa

Ancient Greek Philosophy
From the Epicureans to the Stoics to the Hedonists and so on, some of the Ancient Greeks really knew how to live the good life. Sparta, not so much.

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Last post: March 02, 2013, 04:27:03 AM Re: The Dude as an epic ... by DigitalBuddha

American Transcendentalism
Nature-loving dudes like Emerson, Thoreau and Whitman went a long way towards defining a new notion of perfecting the art of the day.

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Last post: January 03, 2013, 04:24:08 PM Re: New ageism by cckeiser

Humanism
The western tradition that put humans in the center of the moral universe and said "be excellent to each other" and "wherever you go, there you are."

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Last post: October 20, 2017, 05:49:43 PM Re: An "Organized" relig... by Rev. Jimmy

More Influences
What other religious or philosophical traditions have been part of the Dudevolution throughout history? Talk about them here.

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Last post: December 22, 2016, 03:22:40 PM Re: Genesis of the Dudes by Jianblade

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