text: (besides atheism) which belief systems don't advocate the worship or adoration of god(s)? -- no bible quotes from christians, please and thank you: this is a question about alternative spirituality; it is not an invitation to explain your beliefs or to proselytize. --  obviously christians, jews and muslims believe they must fear and worship / adore that which they perceive as "god". and paganism / wicca has gods and goddesses its practitioners regard with praise and adulation.   so which belief systems allow or postulate that there is a "god" (or gods), but does not necessarily accept the idea that god has a humanlike ego that requires praise and exaltation? mine, for example, does not. i think most would call me a deist.  taoism does not have the business about praise and exaltation. it talks about the tao and then immediately says that "the tao that can be spoken of is not the true tao."  i like that, a lot!  buddhists, of course. it really confuses folks sometimes who want to say that buddhists worship buddha. god is kind of a choice but not a requirement.  the church of the subgenius allows one to take short-term personal saviors, with the idea that pretty soon you will grow up and discard them.   all religions are manmade. personally, i find they attempt to separate me from 1) the ineffable and 2) my money.   in the words of bro. dave gardner (a southern comedian of the 1960s), "people come up to me all the time and say, 'bro. dave, why don't you become a preacher? you could make a million dollars!'  but dear friends, what would a preacher spend it on?"