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Are you open to religious experiences?
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RE: Are you open to religious experiences?
Spiritual experiences might have been a better phrase. I'm not interested in having a religious experience myself other than passively watching something to see what it is that they do exactly (i.e., my Mass example).

(December 17, 2014 at 6:27 pm)abaris Wrote: The only thing I've ever been mildly interested was neo paganism and wiccan.

I was drawn to it because of nature being the only divine element and because it's not in any way judgmental or ignorant of scientific knowledge. When it comes to respect, I respect everyone, whose belief doesn't discriminate.

The agnostic in my profile plays to the above. I'm certainly over all the scripted gods, but I'm still open to spirituality without building my life on it.
You summed up my feelings on spirituality quite well. I think it's possible for atheists, agnostics, and others to have spiritual experiences with no need for sky people involvement.
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~ Benjamin Franklin
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Are you open to religious experiences? - by Strider - December 17, 2014 at 6:22 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Alex K - December 17, 2014 at 6:27 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by abaris - December 17, 2014 at 6:27 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Spooky - December 17, 2014 at 7:38 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by The Valkyrie - December 17, 2014 at 6:28 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Strider - December 17, 2014 at 6:33 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by dyresand - December 17, 2014 at 6:44 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by abaris - December 17, 2014 at 6:49 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by dyresand - December 17, 2014 at 8:36 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Lucanus - December 17, 2014 at 6:50 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by abaris - December 17, 2014 at 7:01 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Alex K - December 17, 2014 at 7:10 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by ManMachine - December 17, 2014 at 6:53 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by KevinM1 - December 17, 2014 at 7:35 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Jenny A - December 17, 2014 at 10:13 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by bennyboy - December 17, 2014 at 11:28 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Jenny A - December 17, 2014 at 11:43 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Alex K - December 17, 2014 at 7:37 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Silver - December 17, 2014 at 7:55 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Minimalist - December 17, 2014 at 8:41 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by bennyboy - December 17, 2014 at 8:43 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by vorlon13 - December 17, 2014 at 8:50 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by bennyboy - December 17, 2014 at 11:52 pm
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Jenny A - December 18, 2014 at 12:26 am
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by bennyboy - December 18, 2014 at 12:32 am
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Elskidor - December 18, 2014 at 12:09 am
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Alex K - December 18, 2014 at 2:10 am
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by robvalue - December 18, 2014 at 4:11 am
RE: Are you open to religious experiences? - by Alex K - December 18, 2014 at 5:19 am

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