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Atheism as a Spiritual Path
I have been an atheist for a few years now, but I continue to feel the need for a spiritual path and to live with spiritual principles.
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http://reasonable-thought.blogspot.com/2011/01/morality-spiritual-atheism.html
I do have a spiritual path, which has found expression in my atheism. It lies in the unimaginable creative evolution of this incredible universe, in the complexity of our ecosystem and the incredible far fetched chance that with all the twists and turns that evolution took along the way, humans evolved and luckily for me, I somehow was born. I experience gratitude that despite all odds to the contrary, I get to experience this crazy and beautiful, yet challenging life, that I get to be a parent and try to make a difference for my fellow humans.
I definitely have a spiritual path. It includes and is largely based on science, on quantum mechanics and theory of relativity. It allows me to sit in awe at the wonder of a developing human fetus, which goes through the stages of evolution in it's mother's uterus. That we are all spawn from matter created from super novas and transformation of energy into matter and back again millions or billions of times until today. We look around and see this mass of diverse matter and life, but it is all star-dust, created by exploding stars and the transformation of energy.
Evolution continues to unfold unbidden and undirected, but incredibly beautiful!
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Nicholas Lukowiak 50+
- Whether or not we consciously think these questions, our physiological nature wants to these foundations established in order to know who to mimic, re-represent and overall to seek out self nurturing....
Neo-atheist at this point are performing similar cultural tendencies as other groups (broad notion) perform, except no ritual in the physical - rather the argumentative; the verbal. "Burden of proof is on you" is the most common phrased example.. The problem/concern is, there is nothing wrong with organizing thoughts and concerns with others, but when you completely dismiss the fact you are a cultured person based on others... You are being religiously fundamental.
Religious naturalism say "look at what is the nature of a human being, work with it to understand the overall workings of nature, perhaps God." Kind of like a process to metaphilosophy - (If it's cool if I make one) naturalism, existentialism, ignosticism, pragmatism, and circular logic (process philosophy) - That we all should consider into the ideas of picking what to eat for breakfast let alone questioning nature.
In brevity; I believe whether you are denying God or accepting God, you are receiving the same euphoric mental process from trying to know or be happy... Finding the middle ground is the hardest to perform here..
Obey No1kinobe 50+
Some interesting points on the similarities of theism and atheism.
Atheists and theists are all human. And with new books and speakers and youtube and the internet there is a new wave of atheists. As the connections increase there will be more psycho social dynamics.
Although as a non theist, my life does not revolve around it like the religious experience can.
I guess many enjoy the robust debate and expressing their views, and interacting, and learning etc. Glad we discuss these religious/spiritual etc concepts today in some places, more than the past at least.
There will of course be tension when some religious folks push against the separation of church and state and push their religiously inspired values and truths on other, and atheists insist on maintaining the separation and become more vocal and connected.
Suggest one aspect of middle ground is tolerance for freedom of religion and from religion (within limits so as not to adversely impact others).