I was probably being a little harsh last night.
While I'm not religious, I've had moments in my life where I found comfort in
being around
religious people.
I'm also a big fan of Buddism.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <hinge98@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm an equal opportunity religious hater.
> > To me, they are all BS.
> > The only redeeming quality of religion is it's ability to bring
> >people together as a support
> > group. Why can't we do this on our own, without mythology?
> > Why not have non-religious holidays just because we all work so
> >hard?
> > Christmas depresses me, and it makes me ponder the absurdity of a
> >holiday that
> > promotes spending excess. It's total hypocrisy. Spend spend spend,
> >in the name of jesus.
> > I'm sure god would approve.
> > Sorry to sound so offensive, but we need to wake up on a global
> >level and stop letting
> > mythology rule our lives.
> > When the stock market crashes, if it does, how can we justify the
> >fact that some of the
> > people guiding our destiny are on holiday because their religion
> >gives them the
> > opportunity?
>
> I understand what you mean Jack (even if I don't share the view
> about religion - I'm still Catholic ;-)).
>
> There are ways to explore the "why are we here" question without
> religion or even the need for a personal God with a name.
>
> I've taken great spiritual comfort in reading about science.
>
> In physics and cosmology, I particulary read about the Big Bang and
> the expansion of the Universe. Related to that is quantum
> mechanics. Add to that Biology and Geology, particularly Darwin's
> work and then going forward.
>
> Give a try - you might dig it.
>
> It's helped my spriituality greatly.
>
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