Can there be a commune without a religious whack job?

[upi402]

Do communes still exist? If so, can there be a communal Utopian living organization in this system that doesn't rely on a religion or a spiritual whacko of some variety? The Utopian societies never survived, but has there been further study or experiment with it?

[tavalon]

1. They are called communities now and there is a website

www.ic.org

They have a communities directory that is the size of a phone book. Some are religiously based, many are not. Some are more cohousing oriented, most are not. Some are polyamorous, most are not.

I've been a communitarian for most of the last two decades and I'm poly so I tend to go into groups where that is the focus, but I've considered going on walkabout and visiting some of the older ones, like The Farm.

Check it out. It's a thriving community.

[readmoreoften]

2. Utopian communalism is got dropping out of society not changing it, so it makes sense they'd

be religious. But there are non-religious ones. Behaviorist BF Skinner's Walden 2 and the actual communities build from that are an example. I think behaviorism is unmitigated insanity, but that's just me. :shrug:

[leftstreet]

3. LOL for a second there I thought you were saying Skinner's DU

:rofl:

[readmoreoften]

4. Now that's funny. We're in UTOPIA.

People yell a lot in utopia.

[cliffordu]

5. I thought Skinner WAS BF skinner.....

And here I am for some reinforcement, right now....

[sandnsea]

6. Rainbow Families Alpha Farm

In Deadwood OR, about 5 miles from me. There are a lot of communes that have nothing to do with religion.

[orleans]

7. Can there be a commune without a religious whack job?

i want to say yes.

[PufPuf23]

8. Black Bear nt

[cali]

9. Mad Brook Farm in Vermont

Definitely no religion there. Started in 1968, and still going, but it's not like anyone can join. Mostly populated by artists and dancers.