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Content curation
I use content curation to presenting the ideas and works of others, with proper attribution of course, that support my ideas about secular spirituality. I typically use quotes from their articles to support my ideas, or to expand on them. And by visiting and reading the article you can gather more information on the subject.…
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Our Spiritual Need is Innate and Unavoidable
We are spiritual for three reasons: Mankind’s spiritual need is innate. It’s part of our human nature. “Humanity’s enduring fascination with the same set of existential questions—life after death, the human soul, morality, ethics and the nature of God—has compelled some anthropologists to describe us as Homo Religiosus, distinct as a species based not on…
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Existentialism and nihilism
The naturalism theory/school of thought suggests another school of thought: Existentialism. Existentialism and nihilism are closely related and share the same underlying assumption about the inherent lack of pre-exsting meaning in life. But since I’m not well versed in their differences I turned to gptchat for the following article: Existentialism and nihilism are philosophical views…
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What is naturalism?
Naturalism is a school of thought about the nature of reality (that excludes any elements of the super natural). Naturalism… is a comprehensive worldview based in a scientific, empirical understanding of reality. . Naturalism, in essence, is simply the idea that human beings are completely included in the natural world: there’s nothing supernatural about us.…
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What is a worldview?
A worldview is …a set of beliefs about what exists, how reality is organized, and how we fit into it… it’s an overarching cognitive framework that helps to make sense of things, practically, ethically and existentially. https://naturalism.org/worldview-naturalism/encountering-naturalism-a-worldview-and-its-uses We all have a worldview. And it changes over time and with our life experiences. In our youth…
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Religions Are An Honest Mistake
Religions are worldviews based on the authority of a supernatural entity (God or gods). They are the default worldview for most people in all societies throughout human history. From a secular prospective, religions are an honest mistake. They are an ancient tribes rules and collective memories rolled up into an all inclusive world view. It’s…
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An unusually honest and insightful Christian argument
I found this unusually honest and insightful Christian argument about the difference between Christian and non-Christian thinkers. Here is a short quote to peak your interest. Creationists and evolutionists, Christians and non-Christians all have the same evidence – the same facts. Think about it: we all have the same earth, the same fossil layers, the…
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If God doesn’t exist, then why are religions so persistent?
Religions have survived the centuries because they satisfy the basic human need for answers about the world and our place in it. You see, religion is only possible in intelligent, thinking animals. Gods and religions are products of our own intelligence. Because our intelligence demands answers. And in the absence of science, that need was…
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Religions explained
Religions are a fact of life. They are the default world view for most people in all societies throughout human history. Regardless of their credibility, religions impact us in so many ways. Much of their influence is back ground noise that we don’t even notice. Other times their influence is major and in our face.…
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Is it possible that God exists?
God is usually defined as a transcendental being that exists outside of the laws of nature. But since science is limited by and to the laws of nature, then science can’t detect them or test for them. Just because we can’t scientifically prove that gods do or don’t exist does not necessarily mean they do…