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G0ddess · F
“In the day-to day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And the compelling reason for maybe choosing some sort of god or spiritual-type thing to worship—be it JC or Allah, be it YHWH or the Wiccan Mother Goddess, or the Four Noble Truths, or some inviolable set of ethical principles—is that pretty much anything else you worship will eat you alive.”
G0ddess · F
@EarthlingWise looking at your profile you worship politics and self righteousness
G0ddess · F
@EarthlingWise you’re a stranger I have no bias against you
@G0ddess Are you saying you keep your biases for fellow countrymen?
G0ddess · F
@EarthlingWise if you’re bitter just say it
G0ddess · F
@EarthlingWise you hid your gender but I can tell you’re a woman lmao
@G0ddess Oh, that was hard to tell! Good job, Sir.
G0ddess · F
@EarthlingWise you think you’re being witty but you’re just bitter 🙂
G0ddess · F
@EarthlingWise sure that’s some snl level “fun” 🤣
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@G0ddess You got that wrong.
For instance - the fact that I exist means there's at least one exception to your impression.
I've never worshipped anything. I was raised atheist, and neither of my parents ever worshipped anything, nor their circle of friends.
In my circle of acquaintances and friends I count Buddhists, Taoists, Vedantists, the atheists and agnostics but none who believe in any form of the Biblical religions.
Some of the Vedantists practise a monthly Kirtan (chanting circle). The Kirtans might seem to be a form of worship but are not practised for the meanings of the words. They are practised as a form of awareness meditation. Their idea of a god is a universal consciousness which is neutral and has no interest in any particular life or life form. Although Vedantists aim for the experience of becoming one with universal consciousness, they certainly don't worship it.
If you believe everyone [i]worships[/i] someone or something at some point in their lives, you either have an unusually broad definition of worship (like a passion for ice-cream or heroin), or you haven't talked in depth with people from a wide range of cultural and educational backgrounds.
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For instance - the fact that I exist means there's at least one exception to your impression.
I've never worshipped anything. I was raised atheist, and neither of my parents ever worshipped anything, nor their circle of friends.
In my circle of acquaintances and friends I count Buddhists, Taoists, Vedantists, the atheists and agnostics but none who believe in any form of the Biblical religions.
Some of the Vedantists practise a monthly Kirtan (chanting circle). The Kirtans might seem to be a form of worship but are not practised for the meanings of the words. They are practised as a form of awareness meditation. Their idea of a god is a universal consciousness which is neutral and has no interest in any particular life or life form. Although Vedantists aim for the experience of becoming one with universal consciousness, they certainly don't worship it.
If you believe everyone [i]worships[/i] someone or something at some point in their lives, you either have an unusually broad definition of worship (like a passion for ice-cream or heroin), or you haven't talked in depth with people from a wide range of cultural and educational backgrounds.
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