RE: Wholly molly, I think I'm an anarchist!
Excellent observations, and welcome to the "club."
A couple more terms you might look at are "voluntaryism" and "agorism."
Voluntaryism is perhaps a less muddled word than anarchism, with less "baggage." The basic concept is that we don't initiate the use of force to accomplish goals.
Agorism is the idea of completely voluntary free markets, with no "middle-man" - i.e. no government interference either in oppressive regulation or in the theft of taxation.
As a Christian, I approach anarchism from a perhaps somewhat unusual perspective. I'm not truly an anarchist, because I recognize one person with a legitimate claim to be my ruler--namely, Jesus. In my worldview, Jesus, as my creator, has an absolute right to rule me. However, I recognize no human "government" because humans, as peers, have no right to rule one another.
Thanks for a great, thoughtful, insightful article!
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I would argue that someone you voluntarily choose to follow isn't your ruler either. That's your leader. You have made a conscious decision to follow your god and his commandments. As long as you do not demand or force others to do the same and your beliefs do no unjust harm to others, there's absolutely nothing wrong with your beliefs either.
I agree, @finnian...
There is an utterly huge difference between following someone voluntarily and being forcibly coerced to obey someone's dictates.
I guess my point was more focused on the logic of the relationship between a creator and his work. I think there is a legitimate "right to rule" in that case.
Thanks for your observations. :)
Thanks for the feedback and suggestion man, I am really excited to find some time to delve much deeper into this whole realm, it's exciting to finally put a name to what I've been thinking and feeling.