RE: Worship and Emotion
June 23, 2017 at 3:34 pm
(This post was last modified: June 23, 2017 at 3:37 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
They could be, yeah..I just thought it might be useful to make the distinction..because if we reference the nature of private worship it removes the manipulation or profit motive. I think that gets us closer to the nature of what we're discussing...that some peoplke manipulate worship would be another issue not directly informative as regards worship at it's very core.
OI would add that worship can also be an unreserved outpouring of emotion. Not directed or with any attempt to cultivate it, just genuine greif or thankfulness or all of the above, etc. In this way it might allow us a moment to "simply be" - to exist as we are unfiltered. Ecstasy.
Many forms of worship are capable of providing that even in the absence of belief in the object of worship - though one assumes that this belief would only heighten the experience.
OI would add that worship can also be an unreserved outpouring of emotion. Not directed or with any attempt to cultivate it, just genuine greif or thankfulness or all of the above, etc. In this way it might allow us a moment to "simply be" - to exist as we are unfiltered. Ecstasy.
Many forms of worship are capable of providing that even in the absence of belief in the object of worship - though one assumes that this belief would only heighten the experience.
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