Points well made. Eastern religions (buddhism, daoism, etc) are more oriented to self discovery and thus increasing your personal knowledge about you, the universe, and other thoughts.
Self discovery also exists in other religions but it seems to be masked by the dogmatism that dominates the religious institutions.
ps -- is your name-sake the
Owl Strix nebulosa or the
canadian indian emulating naturalist?
we are limited in our ability to understand
by our ability to understand
Rebel
AAmerican
.Zen
[Deist
{{{Buddha walks off laughing with joy}}}