New Swedish File Sharing Religion More Retarded Than Buddhism

In the category of dumbest religion ever, a new challenger has arisen: Kopimism, a new Swedish religion based on the belief that information wants to be free. Their holy icons are the CTRL+C and CTRL+V and their patron saint is Julian Assange.

From the BBC here:

A “church” whose central tenet is the right to file-share has been formally recognised by the Swedish government. The Church of Kopimism claims that “kopyacting” – sharing information through copying – is akin to a religious service.

The church, which holds CTRL+C and CTRL+V (shortcuts for copy and paste) as sacred symbols, does not directly promote illegal file sharing, focusing instead on the open distribution of knowledge to all.

“For the Church of Kopimism, information is holy and copying is a sacrament. Information holds a value, in itself and in what it contains and the value multiplies through copying. Therefore copying is central for the organisation and its members. Being recognised by the state of Sweden is a large step for all of Kopimi. Hopefully this is one step towards the day when we can live out our faith without fear of persecution,” said the religion’s founder.

So copyright protection is now equivalent of religious persecution to these nutbags. I would love to see the MPAA and RIAA run their version of the Spanish Inquisition on their asses. And I think it will become the official religion of Occupy Wall Street.