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it depends upon what one experieinces
whether one perceives a "spiritual" aspect to the human condition.
Certain events can convince people (I am one of them) that something outside of the mundane experieince does indeed exist.
What is it? The best of us has discovered less than 1%, I think of what is within the immediate vicinity.
I only know what I have experienced. And I have experienced certain things outside of the five material senses.
The main stumbling block to spiritual awareness is persisting in believing archaic and outdated perceptions of what we are about.
Science discovers the Universe, thus it discovers more and more of what God (YHVH, or ALL EXISTENCE) really is.
When Religion is the perception of humans from ages past, then it wil not discover this YHVH; however, when it allows science to widen its perceptions, then it leads humans toward a discovery of Existence that will help rather than harm and hinder.
posted by
Xeno-x
on October 27, 2005 at 2:50 PM
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xeno, Archie et al
I am intrigued. I firmly believe in humans having a spiritual element in their make up, do you other atheists/agnostics in here believe that that is so?
I mean a spirit that is integral to human nature ; not some divine implant.
posted by
ariel70
on October 27, 2005 at 2:43 PM
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archiew
i like that.
it tells us that we have a role to play in our own destiny
"the fault ain't in our stars, dear Brutus, it's in us."
posted by
Xeno-x
on October 27, 2005 at 2:37 PM
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Each Moment is New
And we create them all . . . .
posted by
archiew
on October 27, 2005 at 1:36 PM
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each moment is new
belief continues
and defines the moment
posted by
Xeno-x
on October 25, 2005 at 3:29 PM
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xeno-x, the moment passes and with it goes that belief.
posted by
TAPS.
on October 25, 2005 at 3:20 PM
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Hmmmmmm
I like the word Spitiual...instead of religion.
Spirituality allows for a gentleness when talking of what is right and wrong.
That way people can stop trying to prove things
posted by
brisbane_artist
on October 21, 2005 at 3:55 PM
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Kind of like
. . . using the right tool for the right job? Religion is good for determining non-physical things, such as ethics, personal relationships, handling grief, etc.
Science is the right tool for discovering and explaining our universe, without judgement.
posted by
archiew
on October 20, 2005 at 12:52 PM
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