I'll definately have a look at that writing of yours.
Though I appreciate your answer, I was asking less... what religion -means- than... I'm lost as to how to phrase my specific question. Perhaps it would be better 'Where would you draw the line between -religion- and mere 'spirituality''
I feel, myself, that I am a spiritual entity... though not a religious one. Religion, in the simple of it, boils down to the following, usually but not always en masse, of something someone else said on a 'spiritual' or 'moral' level, that would then turn to theoretically affect the daily lives of the person subscribing. The key part there is that it is -something someone else said-. A manifeisto layed down by another being, whether earthly or divine. A 'prophet' if you will, as they are called in Ishmael. A prophet to tell one how they are supposed to live. In that sense, Darwinian atheism would be a religion of sorts. What do you think?
I don't know, having put that to words, that I could in this medium explain to you what I believe spirituality is, let alone the particular pendulum that has sway in my life.
By the way, don't worry about tardy responses. We all have other obligations, physical and mental, that keep us from computers and correspondance from time to time. I understand completely, and I'm glad to have heard from you none the less.
I've been eyeing The Life of B and My Ishmael on the shelf for some time... but I'm already taxing my budget-allowances for my upcoming paycheck, just by what I already have ON my hold-shelf at work. *sigh*. I fear working at this bookstore might be more of a drain on my resources than it is a source of income. *smile*
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Date: 2003-07-29 01:47 am (UTC)Though I appreciate your answer, I was asking less... what religion -means- than... I'm lost as to how to phrase my specific question. Perhaps it would be better 'Where would you draw the line between -religion- and mere 'spirituality''
I feel, myself, that I am a spiritual entity... though not a religious one. Religion, in the simple of it, boils down to the following, usually but not always en masse, of something someone else said on a 'spiritual' or 'moral' level, that would then turn to theoretically affect the daily lives of the person subscribing. The key part there is that it is -something someone else said-. A manifeisto layed down by another being, whether earthly or divine. A 'prophet' if you will, as they are called in Ishmael. A prophet to tell one how they are supposed to live. In that sense, Darwinian atheism would be a religion of sorts. What do you think?
I don't know, having put that to words, that I could in this medium explain to you what I believe spirituality is, let alone the particular pendulum that has sway in my life.
By the way, don't worry about tardy responses. We all have other obligations, physical and mental, that keep us from computers and correspondance from time to time. I understand completely, and I'm glad to have heard from you none the less.
I've been eyeing The Life of B and My Ishmael on the shelf for some time... but I'm already taxing my budget-allowances for my upcoming paycheck, just by what I already have ON my hold-shelf at work. *sigh*. I fear working at this bookstore might be more of a drain on my resources than it is a source of income. *smile*