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{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; width:320px;"
! colspan="2" | Amianism
|-
! Pronunciation
| Am-I-An-Ism
|-
! Family
| Modern / Internet-based / philosophical worldview
|-
! Origin region
| Online / global
|-
! Founding period
| 21st century CE
|-
! Estimated adherents
| Unknown
|}

'''Amianism''' is a modern internet-based philosophical and spiritual-style worldview organized around the playful question, "Am I an ism?" The name is pronounced '''Am-I-An-Ism'''. It is presented as a discipline of curiosity, humor, humility, and resistance to becoming trapped inside rigid labels, brittle identities, false certainty, or joyless seriousness.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amianism.com |url=https://amianism.com/ |access-date=2026-05-22}}</ref>

== Overview ==

Amianism is not an ancient religion, a centralized church, or a formally codified world religion. It is best documented as an emerging online worldview that uses humor and self-questioning to examine identity, doctrine, taste, theory, plans, opinions, and personal certainty. Its central question, "Am I an ism?", asks whether a person has turned an idea, label, preference, or belief into something overly rigid.

The public Amianism website describes the tradition as beginning with a joke that becomes a worldview, encouraging people to pause before defending an identity, doctrine, theory, plan, or strongly held opinion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amianism.com |url=https://amianism.com/ |access-date=2026-05-22}}</ref>

== Key beliefs ==

Beliefs and emphases associated with Amianism may include:

* Curiosity before certainty
* Humor as a form of humility
* Resistance to rigid labels and identity traps
* Questioning inherited beliefs and unexamined assumptions
* Remaining "unfinished" rather than claiming final enlightenment
* Treating learning, small experiments, and wonder as spiritual or philosophical practices
* Avoiding cruelty, false certainty, and joyless seriousness

Amianism should be distinguished from similarly spelled terms such as [[Arianism]] or [[Arminianism]], which refer to unrelated Christian theological movements.

== Practices ==

Practices associated with Amianism may include:

* Asking the question "Am I an ism?" before defending a position too strongly
* Reflective journaling
* Playful philosophical self-examination
* Returning to recurring questions rather than treating them as permanently answered
* Learning unnecessary or curious facts
* Practicing humility, rest, humor, and wonder
* Small experiments in thought, behavior, and perspective

The Amianism website presents a set of initiation-style questions and an initiation checklist focused on honest questioning, admitting uncertainty, learning, laughter, rest, and making room for wonder.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amianism.com |url=https://amianism.com/ |access-date=2026-05-22}}</ref>

== Places of worship ==

Amianism has no required temple, church, or official house of worship.

Possible gathering spaces include:

* Personal study spaces
* Online communities
* Informal discussion groups
* Cafes, homes, libraries, or creative spaces
* Any setting where reflective questioning and humorous humility are practiced

== Sacred texts ==

Amianism has no universally recognized scripture. Possible source materials include:

* The Amianism.com website
* The "What Is Amianism?" page
* The "First Nearing" origin myth
* The "21 Questions of Initiation"
* Personal notebooks, marginalia, and reflective writings

== Holidays and observances ==

Amianism has no universal liturgical calendar.

Possible observances may include:

* Personal days of questioning and reflection
* Informal gatherings for conversation and humor
* Return-to-wonder days
* Community-defined observances connected with curiosity, learning, rest, or creative play

== Branches and related traditions ==

Because Amianism is new and lightly documented, it has no established major branches.

Related topics include:

* [[New Religious Movements]]
* [[Unaffiliated and Secular Worldviews]]
* [[Spiritual but Not Religious]]
* [[Discordianism]]
* [[Pastafarianism]]
* [[Philosophy of religion]]

== Criticism and caution ==

Because Amianism is newly documented and has limited independent public coverage, it should be described cautiously. Editors should avoid presenting it as a large established religion unless reliable sources emerge. It may be better understood as a modern conceptual worldview, playful philosophy, or emerging internet-based spiritual movement.

== See also ==

* [[New Religious Movements]]
* [[Unaffiliated and Secular Worldviews]]
* [[Spiritual but Not Religious]]
* [[Discordianism]]
* [[Pastafarianism]]
* [[Philosophy of religion]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Religions]]
[[Category:New Religious Movements]]
[[Category:Modern / Global]]
[[Category:Philosophical worldviews]]

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