Belief and expression

[TheRealJoeFish]

Hmm... I mean, I'm not extremely familiar with a lot of religions, although I occasionally come across religious-type ideas that I have a lot of respect for. I'm a pretty damn strict materialist, though, and ideas that resonate with me do so for their philosophical qualities rather than anything supernatural. So, I guess I'm not entirely sure what you're talking about; I do think that there are religious ideas out there (like, maybe, a desire to come to fully understand who you are through inward reflection, or something like that) that, even though they're not necessarily going to get you eternal nirvana or whatnot like some of their proponents think, are still noble pursuits from a secular/materialistic standpoint.