RE: Atheism. The UNscientific belief (part two)
October 2, 2015 at 11:09 am
(This post was last modified: October 2, 2015 at 12:30 pm by Angrboda.)
(October 2, 2015 at 9:29 am)Little Rik Wrote:(October 1, 2015 at 2:57 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: No, you're just bad at logic. Some Hindus do some of those things; other Hindus do not.
If you only knew what is the difference between spirituality and religion i would be quite happy to continue talking to you but considering that you haven't got a clue i think it is all a waste of my time.
Have a good day anyway.
So you're retreating from the challenge like a coward? Well that will earn you karma points.
The difference between spirituality and religion is nothing more than an argument about semantics. But let's cut to the chase and see how Ananda Marga fares on a scale of religion.
Wikipedia Wrote:Roderick Ninian Smart (6 May 1927 – 9 January 2001) was a Scottish writer and university educator. He was a pioneer in the field of secular religious studies. . . . Smart is widely known for his seven-part definition of religion, or rather scheme of study; as this approach avoids the problem of defining altogether. Whatever else religion may or may not be – whether theistic or non-theistic, religions possess certain recognisable elements, which can be studied. These dimensions vary in importance but are almost always present.
** Wrote:The Seven Dimensions of Religion (Ninian Smart)
Ritual: Forms and orders of ceremonies (private and/or public) (often regarded as revealed)
Ananda Marga? Check.
Narrative and Mythic: stories (often regarded as revealed) that work on several levels. Sometimes narratives fit together into a fairly complete and systematic interpretation of the universe and human's place in it.
Ananda Marga? How the 'system works' - Check.
Experiential and emotional: dread, guilt, awe, mystery, devotion, liberation, ecstasy, inner peace, bliss (private)
Ananda Marga? Check.
Social and Institutional: belief system is shared and attitudes practiced by a group. Often rules for identifying community membership and participation (public)
Ananda Marga? Check.
Ethical and legal: Rules about human behavior (often regarded as revealed from supernatural realm)
Ananda Marga? Check.
Doctrinal and philosophical: systematic formulation of religious teachings in an intellectually coherent form
Ananda Marga? Check.
Material: ordinary objects or places that symbolize or manifest the sacred or supernatural
Ananda Marga has six of the seven dimensions.
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