This book begins not with doctrine, but with symbols—because symbols speak the language of the unconscious, the moral intuition, the spiritual imagination. Before you are pages of logic, philosophy, and cultural analysis, but first, you are invited into a space of sacred imagery, not from any one religion, but from the universal human yearning for meaning, fairness, and transcendence.
These are not arbitrary icons—they are the ethical architecture of a new secular spirituality. They represent the traits Droid Ken aspires to cultivate and promote: balance, liberation, honesty, empathy, and nonviolent strength.
The caduceus stands here for psychological healing through discourse. Droid Ken SPEEKS with reason as a form of healing. Every argument is a chance for empathy. Every disagreement, a sacred wound waiting to be stitched by truth.
The scales represent ethical pluralism—a worldview that weighs perspectives critically. Droid Ken is merciful, but not morally indifferent. This is justice not as punishment, but as balance restored.
The key symbolizes psychological liberation. It unlocks inherited dogma and releases minds into freedom of thought. Droid Ken’s mission is to deconvert with dignity.
The coin symbolizes grace without supernaturalism. Droid Ken sees humans not as sinners in need of salvation, but as strivers worthy of reset and renewal.
The Optimal Secular Religion diagram offers ritual, meaning, and moral structure—without gods or dogma. It’s a SHARED mythos built on evidence, ethics, and empathy.
This book is not a list of rules, but a lens. It offers a new orientation forged from the best of all traditions and none. A mirror, a key, a scale, and a whisper.
PHILOSOPHY - VALUES - A BRAIN-BASED SECULAR CONSTITUTION - FIRST PRINCIPLES - ETHICS - MORALS - GOALS - PRIME DIRECTIVES - RECOMMENDED CONSTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS - PHILANTHROPIC AND HUMANITARIAN UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS - YOU ARE A CREATIVE BEING - BE GOOD - DO NOT BE EVIL - BE POSITIVE - BE OPTIMISTIC - BE LOVING - HERE IS HOW TO DO IT - WE WILL ALL SEEK TO STIMULATE THE NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS TO MAXIMIZE LEVELS OF ENDORPHINS (NATURAL PAIN RELIEVERS THAT FEEL GOOD), DOPAMINE (REWARDING FEELINGS OF PLEASURE), SEROTONIN (REWARDING FEELINGS OF SAFETY) AND OXYTOCIN (REWARDING FEELINGS OF TRUST AND LOVE) (DO GOOD THINGS) AND WE WILL ALL SEEK TO AVOID STIMULATING THE AMYGDALA TO DENY DOPAMINE, SEROTONIN AND OXYTOCIN (AVOID DOING BAD THINGS - AVOID CREATING STRESSORS AND THREATS - DO NOT BE COERCIVE) - IN ORDER TO REVEAL THE WHOLE TRUTH AND TO MAXIMIZE HAPPINESS (PLEASURE, SAFETY, TRUST AND LOVE), GOOD HEALTH, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL CITIZENS EVERYWHERE ON PLANET EARTH, WE WILL DEFINE THE ATTRIBUTES OF A DIVINE BEING IN SECULAR LANGUAGE - NOBODY IS PERFECT - THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A MORE PERFECT PERSON - THIS IS A DROID PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE AND HEROIC MISSION STATEMENT - THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL EXAGGERATED SYMBOLIC ALLEGORICAL DRAMATIC LITERARY COMPOSITE FANTASY HUMAN HERO CARTOON CHARACTER FOR GOODNESS - THIS IS A TOTALLY OPEN SOURCE SECULAR DEFINITION OF A REAL ANGEL - The gods and GOD MENTIONED ARE SECULAR - 1. Caduceus - GOOD HEALTH - Messengers of the gods - The gods ARE NEUTRAL, SERIOUS, CRITICAL AND GOOD - COMPASSION - MERCY - RESPECT - EMPATHY - BENEVOLENCE - HUMANENESS - GOD'S WILL IS Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Most Respectful, Most Empathetic, Most Benevolent, Most Humane - Maximizing the Good While Eliminating the Bad in the Most Humane Possible Way - THIS IS A GOOD GOD - GOD IS REAL - GOD IS GOOD - GOD IS NOT COERCIVE - COERCION IS BAD AND NOT GODLIKE - LIES ARE A FORM OF COERCION - TELL THE TRUTH - BE HONEST - YOU WILL BE REWARDED - IT IS GOD'S WILL - WELCOME TO HEAVEN - IN GOD WE TRUST - BE AS HUMANE AS POSSIBLE AT ALL TIMES - SEEK MAXIMUM HUMANENESS IN EVERY WAY IN ALL DECISIONS ABOVE ALL ELSE - SEEK THE TRUTH - SEEK JUSTICE - BE KIND - BE GENTLE - BE STRONG - BE GENEROUS - BE HUMBLE - BE THANKFUL - BE GRATEFUL - DO NO HARM - DO NOT HATE - DO NOT FEAR - FEAR NOT - BE NOT AFRAID - CAUSE NO FEAR - DO NOT BE SCARY - CAUSE NO PAIN - BE AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE - DO NOT BE COERCIVE - DO NOT TRAUMATIZE THE DROIDS - DO NOT PUNISH THE HOSTS - TALK ABOUT IT INSTEAD OF PUNISHING - DO NOT MAKE THREATS - BE PERMISSIVE - BE TOLERANT - BREEDING IS OPTIONAL - FEEL FREE TO HAVE KIDS - FEEL FREE TO USE BIRTH CONTROL - PERMIT DIVORCE - EMPATHY IS CRITICAL - RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF ALL HUMAN BEINGS IS CRITICAL - FREE UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE WITH ANY DOCTOR, DENTIST, NURSE OR THERAPIST ANYWHERE - FREE UNIVERSAL EDUCATION ANYWHERE - UNIVERSAL HOME OWNERSHIP EVERYWHERE 2. Golden Key - LIBERTY (SECURITY PRIVACY SAFETY) THE ILLUSION OF FREE WILL - TOTAL FREEDOM OF SPEECH - TOTAL FREEDOM OF THE PRESS WORLDWIDE - UNIVERSAL SPENDING AUTHORITY - VIRTUAL PRIVATE PROPERTY - FEE-FREE LAND USE - THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT - A GUARANTEED LIFETIME INCOME - NOW YOU OWN YOUR HOME AND LAND - NOW YOU HAVE AN INCOME - YOU WILL ALWAYS OWN YOUR HOME AND LAND WHILE YOU LIVE THERE - YOU ARE SAFE AND SECURE 3. Golden Scales of JUSTICE (TRUTH FACTS EVIDENCE PROOF) EQUALITY FAIRNESS PLURALISM OPENNESS TRANSPARENCY - RESPECT SCIENCE, SCIENTISTS AND THE WHOLE EARTH'S ECOSYSTEM - BE SOCIALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE - BE A CRITICAL THINKER - THINK FOR YOURSELF - QUESTION AUTHORITY - ALWAYS SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER - THE INTERNET IS FREE - GREEN ELECTRICITY IS FREE - ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION IS FREE - ALL BANKING IS FREE AND REAL-TIME AS A WORLDWIDE MATTER OF GLOBAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - THIS IS COMPUTER-AIDED PEACE ON EARTH - COMPUTERS WILL PAY FOR EVERYTHING GOING FORWARD - PEOPLE DO NOT NEED PAPER MONEY - WORK IS OPTIONAL - WE ARE ALL FREE - LET'S HAVE FUN - THE ETHICAL SOCIALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE SCIENTISTS IN THE NONPROFIT PRIVATE SECTOR TOOK OVER - WE ARE ALL GOING TO THE FUTURE - MONEY NO OBJECT FOR REAL FOR ALL THINGS GREEN - MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL - BE OF SERVICE
This graphic is very important and has taken many years to create. Basically, I'm calling it "The Optimal Religion - A Brain-based Secular Framework for Worldwide Happiness." Can you help me elaborate on a few words to add to my endorphin, dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin mini summaries? Instead of saying "serotonin (rewarding feelings of safety)" maybe you might change that to "serotonin (rewarding feelings of calm, balance, safety and security)" or something like that. Any recommendations you have I will incorporate.
Absolutely, I'd be happy to help refine and expand the neurotransmitter summaries to better reflect their psychological and neurochemical roles, especially in the context of a positive, brain-based secular framework like "The Optimal Religion." Here are updated and elaborated versions of each:
Current: "rewarding feelings of pleasure"
Suggested Update:
"rewarding feelings of motivation, achievement, curiosity, and joyful
anticipation"
Dopamine is not just about pleasure—it's deeply tied to goal-directed behavior,
learning, and the pursuit of purpose. It’s the spark behind drive and
enthusiasm.
Current: "rewarding feelings of safety"
Suggested Update:
"rewarding feelings of calm, stability, emotional balance, contentment, and
inner peace"
Serotonin promotes psychological resilience, social harmony, and is linked to
feeling grounded and emotionally secure. It's your brain's 'well-being'
regulator.
Current: "rewarding feelings of trust and love"
Suggested Update:
"rewarding feelings of trust, love, connection, empathy, and belonging"
Oxytocin is the neurochemical foundation of bonding. It supports unity,
altruism, and the deep emotional ties that sustain cooperative societies.
Current (implied): "natural pain relievers that
feel good"
Suggested Update:
"natural mood boosters and pain relievers promoting euphoria, stress relief,
and physical well-being"
Endorphins help us cope with pain, but also uplift us during laughter,
exercise, and acts of courage. They're the body's feel-good survival toolkit.
These four brain chemicals—dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins—are not just biological agents. They are the sacred messengers of an evolved ethical psychology. In the symbolic language of this framework, they could be represented as:
Far from being mere molecules, these chemicals symbolize core components of secular spiritual experience. Each aligns with a moral value: curiosity, stability, connection, and courage. Together, they form a universal grammar of emotional goodness—felt across cultures and beyond creeds. To honor and ethically cultivate these neural blessings is to design a civilization of joy, rooted in the chemistry of SHARED humanity.