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BMG
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Message 15 of 161 (449199)
01-17-2008 4:44 AM
Reply to: Message 6 by macaroniandcheese
01-16-2008 2:48 PM


"My" two cents
no, i don't mean "science is just another god" but that where we choose to look for answers does not change that we are looking for answers. you may or may not be satisfied with the answers or non-answers you get. that's your issue.
This reminds me of what a World Religions professor of mine claimed that spirituality was: something that is in all of us; a "fire of restlessness", a burning and unsettling feeling that there are things that we have yet to understand, and may never quite grasp(the classic being, what is the meaning to life?).
Religion is a particular person's answers(beliefs) regarding their most heart-wrenching questions.
A lot of room for improvement, I know...

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BMG
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Message 33 of 161 (449285)
01-17-2008 2:49 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by Larni
01-17-2008 5:07 AM


Re: "My" two cents
How's that different from curiosity or wanderlust?
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure. I think a possibility is the subject that which arouses curiousity could be one of many determining factors. Another possibilty is, who is the person that is determining whether what they are curious about fits beneath the umbrella of "spirituality"?
I am curious as to why my cat pissed on the carpet, even though it knows where the litterbox is and has used it on many occasion. Is this a spiritual question? Personally, I don't think it is, but to someone that sees cats as an important spiritual being in their own subjective view may find this as a problem that deals with spirituality.

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