(March 26, 2010 at 6:58 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: 2. Sometimes religion is entirely practical. I don't deny it. I've seen the beginning of that video before. Really can't force myself to watch any more right now... and I usually have a high tolerance for bullshit. Like I said, I don't deny the viewpoint. I also don't discount anything... that's the point here.
The point is you don't have a stance of the practical uses for happiness attained by spiritual, but not necessarily metaphysical means?
(March 26, 2010 at 6:58 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: 3. I've read books on it, but can't recall the titles right now. Any study of human spirituality details the progression from basic forms of spiritual observance such as object worship, to worship of forces in nature, personification of forces, abstraction of the personification... There's an obvious and quantifiable progression in complexity and internal consistency.
What is your take on spiritual evolution?
