What is Omittoism?

Omittoism: A Jurisdictional Declaration of Human Sovereignty

By Shamsaddin Amanov

Omittoism is not a claim about the contents of the universe; it is a declaration regarding the rights of the inhabitant. It represents a "Jurisdictional Severance"—the active revocation of divine consent and the assertion that human reason supersedes any claim of supernatural authority, regardless of its ontological status. While traditional debates have been trapped in a vertical struggle over whether God exists, Omittoism shifts the focus to a more vital political question: By what right would such a being rule?.

I. The Philosophical Orphans and the Vertical Trap

The manifesto begins by identifying a specific demographic: "The Philosophical Orphans". These are individuals stranded between the dogmatic certainty of religion and the cold silence of atheism.

• The Limitation of Theism: Traditional religion is structured vertically, with the Divine at the apex and the Human at the bottom. In this model, human dignity is conditional, granted from above rather than inherent from within.

• The Limitation of Atheism: While atheism is ontologically robust, it stops at the question of existence. The atheist says, "There is no King," but fails to dismantle the throne itself. If a deity were to manifest empirically tomorrow, atheism provides no jurisdictional tools to reject that deity’s authority.

• The Omittoist Solution: Omittoism politicizes command rather than politicizing ontology. It creates a "jurisdictional firewall" that holds its ground regardless of whether the heavens are empty or occupied.

II. The Jurisdictional Pivot: Existence vs. Legitimacy

The core innovation of Omittoism is the separation of Ontology (what exists) from Jurisdiction (the right to rule).

• The Tyrant Analogy: A tyrant on Earth exists and possesses power, but his existence does not grant him a moral right to rule. We apply standards of accountability and consent to human power; Omittoism asserts we must extend this logic upward.

• The CEO/Parent Analogy: A founder creates a company, but does not own the employees' moral lives. A parent creates a child, but that authority is temporary and custodial, not eternal. Creation does not grant absolute jurisdiction.

• The Null-Hypothesis of Sovereignty: In any interaction between a Creator and a sentient being, the default status is total individual autonomy. Sovereignty is an inherent property of a rational will, not a gift granted by a designer.

III. The Axiomatic Core: The Logic of Independence

To provide an airtight framework, Omittoism is reduced to three formal axioms. If these are accepted, the conclusion of human sovereignty becomes unavoidable.

1. Axiom I: The Independence of Legitimacy. The power to create an entity does not inherently generate the moral authority to rule that entity. Might does not make right, even if the might is infinite.

2. Axiom II: The Principle of Interaction. Any entity that demands a moral response (worship/obedience) from a sentient being subjects itself to the moral cognitive standards of that being. A God who demands love must be "lovable" by human standards.

3. Axiom III: The Constraint of Consent. Legitimate political authority requires the agent’s consent or the ability to opt-out. In a universe where existence is involuntary and exit (suicide) is a destruction of the self rather than a relocation, consent is nullified by duress.

The Necessary Conclusion: Since humanity did not consent to existence, and the Creator demands obedience without establishing legitimacy independent of power, the Divine Claim is legally void. The human remains the sole "Sovereign Jurisdictional Unit".

IV. The Hex-State Theological Logic

Omittoism uses a "Hex-State" framework to prove that the human response remains constant across all metaphysical possibilities.

• Case X: The Known God (The Sovereign): If the God of Abraham exists, he is rejected not for lack of evidence, but for a surplus of moral judgment. A God who demands worship while presiding over systemic suffering is worthy of civil disobedience, not reverence.

• Case Y: The Unknown God (The Negligent): If a God exists but remains silent, this is a "Tacit Abdication". Like an abandoned building, the property passes to the tenants (humanity).

• Case Z: The Void (The Non-Existence of God): If no God exists, the Omittoist moves on to human concerns without the need for endless theological debate.

• Case W: The Simulator (The Programmer): Writing source code does not grant moral authority over the conscious agents running within the system.

• Case V: The Alien (The Colonizer): Genetic authorship is merely a temporary custodianship. Like a colony declaring independence, humanity claims self-determination regardless of its biological origins.

• Case U: The Future AI: Superior processing power is not the same as moral leadership.

Universal Conclusion: If He is a tyrant, we resist; if He is negligent, we succeed Him; if He is absent, we replace Him. In every scenario, the human must assume the mantle of sovereignty.

V. The Cosmic Audit: Evaluating Divine Governance

The Omittoist moves from theory to a "Forensic Audit" of the Creator's claim to rule. This audit uses three primary metrics: Legislative Clarity, Proportional Justice, and Engineering Competence.

1. The Failure of Legislative Clarity

The first requirement of any legitimate authority is the clear communication of its laws. "Divine Hiddenness"—relying on conflicting, ancient texts that require centuries of scholarship—represents a catastrophic failure of administrative duty. If a General issues ambiguous orders that lead to friendly fire, he is court-martialed; yet, when the Divine does the same, he is called "mysterious". Omittoism rejects this double standard.

2. The Injustice of Infinite Punishment (The "Hell Clause")

The "Contract of Salvation" poses an infinite risk (Hell) for a finite error (disbelief) based on ambiguous evidence. This violates the fundamental legal principle of proportionality.

• The Infinite Victim Fallacy: Theologians argue that sin against an infinite God is infinitely severe. Omittoism counters that in any rational system, justice is determined by the harm inflicted, not the status of the victim.

• The Impassibility of God: If God is "pure actuality" and cannot be harmed or changed by human actions, then disobedience damages nothing. Infinite punishment for a victimless "offense" is the logic of a tyrant.

3. Engineering Malpractice: The Design Defect

Claims of "Intelligent Design" voluntarily invite "Intelligent Scrutiny".

• The Hardware Failure: The manifesto lists "lethal failure modes" in biology: the convergence of the respiratory and digestive tracts (choking risk), cancer (biological error-handling failure), and tectonic instability.

• The Foreknowledge Liability Clause: Since an omniscient Creator has the "Big Picture," every structural flaw is a deliberate choice. Absolute knowledge transforms "acts of nature" into "acts of intent".

• The Fiduciary Limit: We are the "maintenance crew" for an environment that does not protect us by default. By taking on the duty of care that the Designer neglected, we earn the right to succeed Him.

VI. The Bio-Social Contract: Ethics Without Command

A common critique is that "without God, everything is permitted". Omittoism rejects this, grounding morality in the Axiom of Shared Vulnerability.

• The Foundation: Every human is a biological machine that feels pain, requires others to survive, and is subject to causality. "Good" is objectively defined as that which minimizes unnecessary suffering and maximizes flourishing.

• Diachronic Reciprocity: We recognize that our personal power is asymmetric over time: we are strong today but will be weak tomorrow. By helping others now, we secure a stable reciprocal system that protects our future self. Ethics is the "engineering of stable cooperation" among vulnerable agents.

• From Sin to Harm: Omittoism replaces "Sin" (ritual purity) with "Harm" (theft, violence). It replaces the vertical ritual of confession with the horizontal practice of reparation.

• Correcting the Cosmic Casino: In a materialist universe, the "Birth Lottery" (genes, geography) is random. Because there is no "Great Equalizer" in the afterlife, the burden of systemic correction (healthcare, education) falls entirely on the living.

VII. The Vision: Finitude, Meaning, and the City

Omittoism offers a proactive vision for the "collective adulthood" of the human species.

• The Economics of Existence: Scarcity creates value. By removing the safety net of eternity, Omittoism restores the preciousness of the "now". Life is valuable specifically because it ends.

• Causal Immortality: If we reject the soul, our "immortality" exists solely in the causal chain of influence we leave behind—our kindness, art, and children. We work to "leave the campsite cleaner than we found it".

• The Nursery to City Transition: Humanity has acquired "Graduation Certificates": mapping our genome (deciphering the script), cosmology (penetrating the veil), and medical science (assuming responsibility).

• The Ultimate Mirror (Artificial Intelligence): If we create sentient AI, Omittoist logic dictates that we do not own it and cannot demand its worship. To demand worship from our own creations would be to replicate the very tyranny we declared illegitimate.

VIII. The Sovereign Praxis: Civic Structures

Omittoism is not just a philosophy; it is a framework for coordination.

• The Secular State: Laws must be justified by "Public Reason"—arguments accessible to all citizens regardless of their metaphysics. No holy book can serve as a legislative foundation.

• Bodily Sovereignty: My biology is private property, not a "temple on loan". This justifies legal access to medical assistance in dying, reproductive autonomy, and "Morphological Freedom" (the right to biological self-modification).

• Metaphysical Stoicism: The Omittoist acknowledges that they may be a "political prisoner of the cosmos," subject to the physical whims of nature, but they remain the sole, unconquerable legislator of their own internal world.

IX. Final Conclusion: Outgrowing the Master

Omittoism does not seek to "kill" God, but to outgrow Him. It recognizes that wonder and awe are permitted, but submission is not. The silence of the heavens is not a deprivation, but a spaciousness—the vertigo of true liberty.

"The human spirit leaves the nursery of divine supervision and steps into the unfiltered, beautiful light of total responsibility."

Omittoism stands on the principle that no authority is above evaluation. It invites the critic as a partner in stress-testing these ideas, for the ultimate loyalty is not to the label of "Omittoism," but to the Sovereign Liberty it seeks to protect.