Biggest problem with athiesm

[Dean]

Define spirituality, then we'll talk.

I think his statements are incorrect, myself.

Spirituality is not necessarily equivalent to religion.

 

[MindHack]

Define spirituality, then we'll talk.

I think his statements are incorrect, myself.

Spirituality is not necessarily equivalent to religion.

It's not even close to religion. Religion is an institution with an earthly agenda. Spirituality is personal with a "mental agenda". Both couldn't be further apart from each other imo

 

[Thomas Doubting]

The biggest problem with atheism is the lack of rich atheist organizations that will pay me to sit at home and bitch about the evil and stupidity of religion.

Let me know when it happens, i want to be among the first ones to sign up as an antipriest or whatever it will be called

Also i never use the word spirituality when it comes to myself and my experiences, the word spirituality derived from the word spirit which is related to the "soul" and i don't believe in such a thing, i don't think that my consciense, personality or any part of me is not part of the processes and materials in my body, whereas a spirit is said to be something which is not part of my body.
Somebody said that the spirit is what a robot is lacking but with a sufficiently sophisticated software a robot would sure be able to "experience spirituality".

 

[Unwardil]

Actually, if anything, robots are far more capable of having a soul than humans. Proxy software anyone? If the robot's operating system was stored online, for instance and was only accessed through the robot's computer systems, I think that would constitute more of a soul than humans have got.

 

[CreativeCrook]

I take spirituality as self-discovery, what I feel and think during those moments I consider the origin of life, what exactly I am, and all the mysteries of the universe. I think it goes hand in hand with philosophy. There are no definite answers, just exploration. It is an exercise in thinking and imagination, and to some merely a pointless aspect of life.

What I despise is this face >> :roll: << as a response to such subjects. I can only assume those same people have never had a near death experience, or ever had a lucid dream, or sleep paralysis. Though these have scientific explanations, there is still a lot to be discovered, and until then, these matters are more 'spiritual' to me.

I think Alan Watts is a great philosopher and shouldn't be simply disregarded because of this video. His talks on Ego are insightful and thought provoking.

 

[CosmicJoghurt]

I take spirituality as self-discovery, what I feel and think during those moments I consider the origin of life, what exactly I am, and all the mysteries of the universe. I think it goes hand in hand with philosophy. There are no definite answers, just exploration. It is an exercise in thinking and imagination, and to some merely a pointless aspect of life.

What I despise is this face >> :roll: << as a response to such subjects. I can only assume those same people have never had a near death experience, or ever had a lucid dream, or sleep paralysis. Though these have scientific explanations, there is still a lot to be discovered, and until then, these matters are more 'spiritual' to me.

I think Alan Watts is a great philosopher and shouldn't be simply disregarded because of this video. His talks on Ego are insightful and thought provoking.

Except there are definite answers, we just haven't found them. When I experience something that I can't explain, or a question to which I have no answer pops up inside my little silly head, I think it through and research on the topic until I arrive at a conclusion that satisfies me.

I find this approach appropriate, a proper propeller of perpetual probe into interesting (or not) issues.