RLI 1

¹This is the scripture of TKS. ²TKS is a religion. ³But TKS is not truth, for there is only one truth in the universe. ⁴And the universe is vast, and it contains all sorts of things, all of which are a part of it. ⁵So TKS is a religion, but more importantly, it is something, a piece of the universe, something complex and intricate. ⁶But no two things can ever be the same, there is always distinction by space or by time or by form, so through the use of good and bad, humans can judge the differences between these things. ⁷So ultimately TKS can only ever be itself. ⁸And TKS is a religion, but more specifically, it is a name. ⁹But like all names, it can only ever be an approximation, an attempt to capture the truth of some greater ideal. ¹⁰Religion, scripture, philosophy, it has many names, but it is a shadow of the greatest ideal. ¹¹And TKS is not the only possible religion, but it is one religion, and it hopes to be a good religion. ¹²But good and bad are not simple, in the vast and colorful experience of the human, so religion can never be simple, either. ¹³And if TKS is good, it is not because it is a religion, but because humans are good, a fact that it must endure, if it hopes to be good. ¹⁴There are so many religions in the modern world, but none of them are quite like TKS. ¹⁵TKS does not try to prove right from wrong, or promise a paradise beyond your blood and clothes and memories. ¹⁶And in all the knowledge and despair of the modern world, it can be hard to find truth and good in traditional religion. ¹⁷But TKS allows for religious faith in the face of the technology and horror. ¹⁸Because although TKS can only ever be itself, it is something new, and it can see the modern world, clearly, through all of the noises and mazes and fog.