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Denn
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Folks,
I would like to start an alternative comparative religion thread as the Buddhism and CFS thread seems to have gotten a bit bogged down
Frankly, I think you should be able to speak about whatever religion you want even if you are not a full-blooded Cherokee
. Indeed, Religion should be here to inspire us, not to enslave us to a roster of prescriptions (see how I cleverly worked in a medical allusion).
So, to start, I would like to say that I think all Religious doctrines are bunkum. Period. We need to get rid of the whole lot and think for ourselves. If people want to wall themselves off in isolated little corridors of thought, so be it. It's not for me.
Ultimately, everything is energy. Our descriptions, religion included, are always only partial, inaccurate depictions of this energy. The more they are isolated in ethnic and cultural backwaters, the more irrelevant and inaccurate they become. People with CFIDS/FM etc. are isolated enough. What we need is connection!
As each of us creatively applies and refines spiritual notions according to our own needs and feelings, we hone them to greater usefulness. It is my belief that CFIDS/FM et al are cutting edge challenges which are prodding us to greater spiritual experience.
May Kwan Yin's compassion bless you all,
Your rabbit friend,
Denn
I would like to start an alternative comparative religion thread as the Buddhism and CFS thread seems to have gotten a bit bogged down
So, to start, I would like to say that I think all Religious doctrines are bunkum. Period. We need to get rid of the whole lot and think for ourselves. If people want to wall themselves off in isolated little corridors of thought, so be it. It's not for me.
Ultimately, everything is energy. Our descriptions, religion included, are always only partial, inaccurate depictions of this energy. The more they are isolated in ethnic and cultural backwaters, the more irrelevant and inaccurate they become. People with CFIDS/FM etc. are isolated enough. What we need is connection!
As each of us creatively applies and refines spiritual notions according to our own needs and feelings, we hone them to greater usefulness. It is my belief that CFIDS/FM et al are cutting edge challenges which are prodding us to greater spiritual experience.
May Kwan Yin's compassion bless you all,
Your rabbit friend,
Denn