Re: Why we believe (was: fishing with the seventh seal)

From: Dana Hedberg (dah@signalinteractive.com)
Date: Wed Jul 05 2000 - 12:23:05 MDT


What is the difference between being "spiritually" inclined and just
having a grand appreciation for your life and the reality you currently
inhabit? Many people I've talked to often claim a sense of spirituality
without belief in some higher Creator/Supreme Being. Upon probing, what
I've found is simply that they appreciate the complexity and the beauty
of their environment (internal and external) without reference to some
all-powerful deity. So, my question would then be, why use the loaded
term spiritual, when really, you mean simple appreciation for your
circumstances (whatever you perceive/believe them to be)?

-Dana

"[ Robert-Coyote ]" wrote:
>
> You might clarify this by explaining why you unnecessarily conjoin belief in
> a spiritual reality with a belief in god, as one could have a belief in a
> spiritual reality without believing in god (I do)
>



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