Really? And specifically what would you have had the Church do in these situations? Form an army and invade Ireland? Sitting idle indeed!
Do you have a religious mind?
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Really? And specifically what would you have had the Church do in these situations? Form an army and invade Ireland? Sitting idle indeed!
I have fears...so...I guess not. I'm not sure. I don't think I do. I don't know if I understand even. I just don't knoooowwwww.
How does the Catholic church handle that situation? What do they teach to their followers in Ireland? On Sundays, what are being told to the same people who on Monday will be in the streets fighting? How is that handled? I ask, because...well...I don't know. And...I have never thought about it, until now.
I'm not religious and I'm religious about it. Am I a religious nonreligionist or am I just confused.
That's why I love English. LOL You can be religiously non-religious. Not confusing at all.:wave:
When are you going to realize that everybody is an individual. No matter what the sunday sermon is, dosen't mean the people listening to it are going to apply it to their lives.
It is very refreshing to read "what" I think as well, except that I have no doubt at all in my mind that
there is "no" god.
I love to see others say that we will just have to do things for ourselves as a species, it is a very
healthy way to think, and will make us much more responsible for the care of earth and ourselves.
That's an untested asertion Taloola, there are many,many heathens who display an irresponsible disregard for the natural world and mankind in general. We will have to do it for ourselves but where god has failed to motivate us to that end what hope has the common unbelieving rabble for environmental salvation in a timely manner.
By that definition, I'd have to say there's no such thing as a religious mind. At least not among humans. That's a rather god-like state you're proposing. If science makes anything clear at all, it's clear that nobody knows [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif]what actually is in any absolute and comprehensive sense. [/FONT]
Religion being a common faith shared by people, with common practices, dogma, doctrine and beliefs; by that I would say that the religious mind is more of a hive style. A religious mind has truth in their beliefs and in that there is fear. Fear of doing what is right always, not what is right at that moment, but what is right as dictated by that specific style of doctrine. The idea of a religious mind, that it can be open to all truths and constrained by no single brand of religion is by definition false. I would--as has been mentioned allready--call that a spiritual mind.
What is the mind though? Is it mental images stored in digital form in bioelectrical brain juice? Can it be stored in some other medium? Where can I get one?
Curiosity
Dear China
I would love to answer your question regarding my mind.... it appears I have lost mine therefore cannot determine where it belongs.
Dear Curiosity , Right , and the pope is Polish (....the new one) .
Dear China
I would love to answer your question regarding my mind.... it appears I have lost mine therefore cannot determine where it belongs.
Dear Curiosity , Right , and the pope is Polish (....the new one) .
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An important distinction worth keeping in mind. I'm one of the most irreligious people I know, but I'm certainly aware of my spirituality. I might use different words than spirituality for it, and in fact often do, but they amount to the same thing. Anyone without spirituality is emotionally dead.
That'd be me, I guess. No religiosity on me, and no spirituality in me either ( at least according to these definitions: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...ituality&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title
Nicely put Dexter.
I am Catholic, but I am a spiritual person, first and foremost. The religion in which I choose to fulfill that aspect of my personality, is secondary to me. I think it's the sense of wonder, the sense of power, the sense of being linked to all humanity, that is most important. The way we choose to explain that link, that power, it's all just window dressings as far as I'm concerned. Hmm.... not sure if I'm making much sense. lol. ah well.
I am Catholic, but I am a spiritual person, first and foremost. The religion in which I choose to fulfill that aspect of my personality, is secondary to me. I think it's the sense of wonder, the sense of power, the sense of being linked to all humanity, that is most important. The way we choose to explain that link, that power, it's all just window dressings as far as I'm concerned. Hmm.... not sure if I'm making much sense. lol. ah well.