RE: Atheists: have you ever had a religious experience and what did you make of it?
January 18, 2015 at 8:56 am
(This post was last modified: January 18, 2015 at 8:58 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(January 18, 2015 at 2:49 am)tantric Wrote: The feeling that comes on after you're past exhaustion and getting a second wind, the glorious floating, the energy, the love, I used to live for that."C130 rollin down the strip........"
Your description reminds me of every 5 mile formation I ever ran. Every 20mile forced march I plodded through, staring at the boots of the guy ahead of me, drafting in his exhaust. I suspect that your idea of a "religious experience" is flexible enough to include just about -any- experience, depending on who's having it, while simultaneously excluding just about any experience, depending on who's had it. There are a couple of other guys here who are probably thinking "Fuck you Rhythm, that shit blew and it was pure drudgery, I felt nothing but fatigue", eh?
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