Theoculpable is a term I've coined to mean that one is responsible for their God, god, goddess, or gods. The usual use of "culpable" is to imply guilt or wrongdoing: that's not necessarily it's intention in this term, but is frequently appropriate. The whole idea is that you can't simply pass the buck to some supreme being and bypass any responsibility of your own for what you do, what you allow others to do, or, just generally, the way the world is. Whether your God or gods are real or not, it's not fair or legitimate for you to simply allow suffering to occur because "it is God's will". Ultimately, the world is in our hands.
A theoculpist is one who accepts—or at least acknowledges and attempts to accept—this responsibility , and theoculpism is the belief in general in theoculpablity.
A fun way to express theculpism is as a parody of the familiar signs regarding dogs in public places: "Please leash and clean up after your god".
A loosely related Latin phrase is "Culpam maiorum posteri luunt", which is usually translated as "Descendants pay for the shortcomings of their ancestors". I usually try to avoid the association with gods and ancestry because it's too close to that dangerous Abrahamic concept of God the Father, but I think the point of the phrase is clear enough in this context.
Additionally, theoculpists might want to get into the habit of using the phrase "mea culpa", which is another Latin phrase that simply means "my fault". It's not necessarily meant to indicate that your direct actions are the cause of something, but simply reflects the root belief of theoculpism, that we all share responsibility for how things are.
Theoculpism creation
On the first day, man created hunting and was scarcely fed, but sustained.
On the second day, man encountered natural disaster and was scared.
On the third day, man created spirits, prayer, ritual, and sacrifice, and was comforted.
On the fourth day, man created agriculture, surplus, greed, and jealousy, and was fed in plenty.
On the fifth day, man created cities and was protected.
On the sixth day, man created governments and armies to rule the cities, and was opressed.
On the seventh day, man created God in his image, and rested[1]
Notes
- ↑ Alternatively, this may go "...and was inculpable", which is a little clearer, but doesn't parallel the Christian creation story as nicely.
