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    Thread: Spirituality and atheism
Post: RE: Spirituality and atheism

(February 8, 2014 at 11:36 pm)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote: (February 8, 2014 at 11:35 am)dscross Wrote: Therefore, in my view, the word 'spirituality' could be, at least partly, used to describe...
dscross Philosophy 38 5964 February 9, 2014 at 5:18 am
    Thread: Spirituality and atheism
Post: RE: Spirituality and atheism

(February 8, 2014 at 11:59 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: The difference in my life from a perceptual standpoint when I allow myself (appropriately) to be angry or anxious or happy in the moment allows me t...
dscross Philosophy 38 5964 February 8, 2014 at 3:37 pm
    Thread: Spirituality and atheism
Post: RE: Spirituality and atheism

(February 8, 2014 at 10:54 am)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote: (February 8, 2014 at 9:21 am)dscross Wrote: Nothing more at all? Nothing reflective or transformative about it? Not inherently. Often, ...
dscross Philosophy 38 5964 February 8, 2014 at 11:35 am
    Thread: Spirituality and atheism
Post: RE: Spirituality and atheism

(February 8, 2014 at 8:12 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: Spirituality? Sitting on the beach at sunset, just watching the waves. Nothing more. Nothing more at all? Nothing reflective or transformative a...
dscross Philosophy 38 5964 February 8, 2014 at 9:21 am
    Thread: I'm an atheist but I quite like Buddism...
Post: RE: I'm an atheist but I quite like Buddism...

(February 6, 2014 at 6:52 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: I practice yoga, and find I get a lot out of it, but other than that, I think it's woo for the most part, and have a hard time taking it seriously. Y...
dscross Other Religions 157 22240 February 6, 2014 at 6:58 pm
    Thread: I'm an atheist but I quite like Buddism...
Post: RE: I'm an atheist but I quite like Buddism...

(February 6, 2014 at 6:42 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: There are lots of atheist Buddhists. That's true. I do know a couple who are quite hostile to it though, which is why I'm interested to hear what the ...
dscross Other Religions 157 22240 February 6, 2014 at 6:48 pm
    Thread: I'm an atheist but I quite like Buddism...
Post: RE: I'm an atheist but I quite like Buddism...

(February 6, 2014 at 6:41 pm)Insanity Wrote: I think you care too much about what we think. Not at all. Just interested that's all. :)
dscross Other Religions 157 22240 February 6, 2014 at 6:43 pm
    Thread: I'm an atheist but I quite like Buddism...
Post: I'm an atheist but I quite like Buddism...

As the thread subject states, I am an atheist but there are lots of things about Buddism I like - meditation, self discovery, presence of mind, the idea of a higher state of consciousness etc. Do you...
dscross Other Religions 157 22240 February 6, 2014 at 6:31 pm
    Thread: what is a god?
Post: RE: what is a god?

Great question. Einstein used the word God a lot, but he meant it more like a deist I think. I'd have liked to hear how he defined God.
dscross Religion 40 6004 February 6, 2014 at 6:26 pm
    Thread: Ego
Post: RE: Ego

(January 14, 2014 at 7:34 pm)It Is i Wrote: Has anyone here experienced any measure of what is called "Ego Death"? Has anyone identified their ego, confronted it, and exposed it? Peace :levitate: ...
dscross Philosophy 16 3053 February 6, 2014 at 6:07 pm
    Thread: Spirituality and atheism
Post: RE: Spirituality and atheism

(February 6, 2014 at 4:57 pm)EvolutionKills Wrote: (February 6, 2014 at 4:36 pm)dscross Wrote: Great quote from Sam Harris... "There is clearly a sacred dimension to our existence, and coming to ...
dscross Philosophy 38 5964 February 6, 2014 at 5:04 pm
    Thread: Spirituality and atheism
Post: Spirituality and atheism

Great quote from Sam Harris... "There is clearly a sacred dimension to our existence, and coming to terms with it could well be the highest purpose of human life...[I]t must be possible to bring reas...
dscross Philosophy 38 5964 February 6, 2014 at 4:36 pm