Editing EternalEmpire:Theology (section)

=== Cosmogony === 

	Tylofost’s scrutiny of the Chingol scriptures led him to a very nuanced view of the Hyper-Divinity and the nature of the universe. He argued that the common view of the universe as a distinct thing, yet an imperfect reflection of the Zactoborion was logically inconsistent. He rejected also the belief of many that the Hyper-Divinity was both omnipotent and willful, both because the scriptures and oral traditions dispute it, and he argued that we would witness frequent breakdowns and reversals in the law of nature. The position of Tylofostonism is that the Hyper-Divinity is highly impersonal, bound to obey the constraints of his universe and his own character. Theirs is a Zactoborion who either has little inclination to personally intervene in the mundane events of the world, except through the principles that He used to organize the universe and create life within it. To the Tylofosti, the timeless Zactoborion has already seen the course of the universe and is content that His plan is perfectly fulfilled. Nevertheless, His compassion for creation led Him to bid the lesser Gods and Goddesses to incarnate, so that they could guide and protect mortals and assuage them in their times of woe.

Furthermore, he argued that the perfect essence of the Hyper-Divinity, even though impregnated in an imperfect, impure universe could not be corrupted in and of itself, and therefore could not be the cause of evil and misery in the world. The Tylofoston view held that evil, just as well as virtuous behavior, was controlled through free will and that free will is the factor that motivates and directs the perfect and immutable soul. It was through the application of reason and conscience, both quantities that derived from the Hyper-Divinity, that one led a virtuous life and attained higher levels of spiritual perfection.

Tylofoston views on the various Spheres of Perception are also highly developed when compared to most other Chingolun persuasions. Gone are the wild, unimaginable domains beyond the laws of the universe, replaced with ordered and constrained worlds amenable to Tylofost’s teachings. Also developed was the belief in Spheres of Perception inferior to the material world, where those who live unvirtuous or evil lives are translated to. These are still orderly and “natural” worlds, but with more hardship and privation, while the higher Spheres are progressively more blissful, fecund, and fulfilling. These inferior spheres amount to hells of sorts, while the superior ones are analogous to heavenly paradises. If a person is wicked enough, his hell is so terrible and restrictive that it is no longer possible for him to atone for his wrongdoings and choose righteousness of his own accord, and only the divine grace of the Hyper-Divinity or one of His lieutenants is sufficient to save him. Similarly, the more righteous one is, the easier it is to become yet moreso and ultimately achieve reunion with God-Most-High.