tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732427.post1689280211297759506..comments2023-06-23T10:26:21.277+02:00Comments on Memoirs of an ex-Christian: This atheist's New Year's resolutions (part 2)Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16752824290056143050noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732427.post-41919520494255628292009-03-10T18:06:00.000+02:002009-03-10T18:06:00.000+02:00Oh, I'm sure that there's a better word for us Ath...Oh, I'm sure that there's a better word for us Atheists to use out there somewhere. Afterall there's a word for everything it would seem.<BR/><BR/>Spirituality is certainly I would I don't like using - the same with miracle.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732427.post-12843592052848498972009-03-10T16:24:00.000+02:002009-03-10T16:24:00.000+02:00So people who don't believe we have spirits like t...So people who don't believe we have spirits like to use the word spiritual for you don't have something natural to impute those experiences.Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737176726360623655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732427.post-26310053000865707652009-03-07T05:04:00.000+02:002009-03-07T05:04:00.000+02:00Spirituality can be interpreted very broadly which...<I>Spirituality can be interpreted very broadly which is why I don't like using the term. It just means too much to too many people.</I><BR/><BR/>Love that! I call spirituality to being in touch with the deepest parts of myself. I feel spiritual when I at the opera or when listening to classical music, when I sense all the feelings that are stirred within me. I call it spiritual because, frankly, I don't know what else to call that stuff. <BR/><BR/>I'll make this into a blog entry. Thank you for the idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732427.post-84496653242563793592009-03-05T20:47:00.000+02:002009-03-05T20:47:00.000+02:00Karla said: What would be the point of that metaph...Karla said: What would be the point of that metaphysical reality within ourselves without a Metaphysical Creator? <BR/><BR/>The existence of a metaphysical reality does not *necessarily* imply the existence of God. <BR/><BR/>Spirituality can be interpreted very broadly which is why I don't like using the term. It just means too much to too many people.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732427.post-77660443098354729372009-03-05T18:55:00.000+02:002009-03-05T18:55:00.000+02:00What do you mean by spiritual? Doesn't that enter ...What do you mean by spiritual? Doesn't that enter the realm of the supernatural? If you are accepting humans as physical and spiritual beings you aren't adhering to naturalism, but accepting a metaphysical reality. What would be the point of that metaphysical reality within ourselves without a Metaphysical Creator? <BR/><BR/>Might I suggest that your contention with religion is "religiousness" such as legalism and rules for righteousness rather than spirituality? If so, we are indeed in agreement, I being a Christian, and you an atheists. I don't like religiousness either. I don't think Jesus did either. And I am most certainly for freedom of religion and freedom not to believe. America was founded on this idea because of her Christian heritage not despite it.Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737176726360623655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732427.post-58299812069041923042009-03-04T05:19:00.000+02:002009-03-04T05:19:00.000+02:00I work with many faith groups in all sorts of capa...I work with many faith groups in all sorts of capacities, and I have no problem with it as long as their outcome and intent is secular. It is possible. I have never been made to feel bad that I am an atheist. Oh, and I'm quite a militant, activist atheist as well. So we're not all difficult to get along with. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732427.post-33993553445122286932009-02-24T22:33:00.000+02:002009-02-24T22:33:00.000+02:00Yes, it would be nice if we atheists were able to ...Yes, it would be nice if we atheists were able to unite in a common cause. But, is it only my experience or do most of us tend to be difficult to deal with creatures?<BR/><BR/>I have a better idea. I think we should join the secular world, not necessarily atheists. I think we should create more non-religious organizations to do those things the religious have always been in charge of. <I>Doctors Without Borders,</I> I believe, is an example of such an organization--though I could be wrong.<BR/><BR/>But really, wouldn't it be nice if the helping-the-poor efforts came from seculars rather than Christians? We need to push them out by taking over. How about religion-free rehab programs for drug addicts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732427.post-68592392688892994702009-02-24T09:19:00.000+02:002009-02-24T09:19:00.000+02:00One of my favorite definitions of spirituality. Th...One of my favorite definitions of spirituality. Thank you.Krista Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12168741497759642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732427.post-61673537205227514272009-02-23T22:39:00.000+02:002009-02-23T22:39:00.000+02:00kevin said: I still acknowledge that I'm a 'spirit...kevin said: I still acknowledge that I'm a 'spiritual' being, in a sense that I am able to search for my own individual place in this vast and ancient universe. And acknowledging my spirituality enables me to find some common ground with theists.<BR/><BR/>I think that all depends on what you mean by 'spiritual'. It often feels to me that some Atheists - though not necessarily you - seem to want to reject their cakes and still eat them. Maybe we just need another more secular word to describe what it is I think you mean when you say spiritual?CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com