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Being 'spiritual'.

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  • #52
    Darlughda
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    Jackass, this is just my take on things: I believe every human being is a spirit, and we live in a dense material world, co-existing with us are dimensions of etherial realities.

    But I do not believe in god, anymore,nor a pantheon of them,anymore, and certainly not the Judaeo-Christian paternalistic archetype), nor any other variation of 'superior' deities to be placated and worshipped.

    Yet, I do believe in an evolution of spirits. So, a person can be an atheist, yet by their actions and deeds they can manifest an inherent spirituality.

    Hiorta, I wouldn't like to speculate on how I would be assessed!:pac:
    Though, it does seem to be that truly spiritual people have an astounding compassion and wisdom, so maybe they have the clarity to see beyond muddled attempts.


  • #53
    dlofnep
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    Jakkass wrote: »
    I personally would consider it more "wacky" to regard yourself as spiritual without any external basis for their beliefs.

    No more Wacky than taking a 2000 year old book as Gospel. Being spiritual seems to be alot more modest - they do not claim to know or understand, but base their spirituality on their own life experiences.

    Christianity is no more credible than spirituality. Infact, it's the opposite.


  • #54
    philologos
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    dlofnep wrote: »
    No more Wacky than taking a 2000 year old book as Gospel. Being spiritual seems to be alot more modest - they do not claim to know or understand, but base their spirituality on their own life experiences.

    Christianity is no more credible than spirituality. Infact, it's the opposite.

    I'd need to hear reasoning for your second point.

    On your first point, I'm referring to the subjectivity vs objectivity issue. If one is coming up with ideas without basis, it can only possibly be subjective.


  • #55
    Herbal Deity
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    Depends on whether you consider a personal spiritual experience to be objective or subjective.

    I would think many Christians would attribute their faith largely to feeling a personal connection to God or some other kind of personal, religious/spiritual experience. Is this not subjective?


  • #56
    philologos
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    Theres a difference between:
    1) A God or gods interacting with the world in it, and revealing Himself consistently.
    2) A person basing assumptions on themselves alone without considering the collective experience of mankind.

    For me, faith isn't just something that makes me happy. It is the pursuit of truth about what this world is about.


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