R&S Atheists & Religious Folks: What are the “spiritual & religious” values you think are important?
Question by Andy F: R&S Atheists & Religious Folks: What are the “spiritual & religious” values you think are important?
I know that some people in R&S mostly enjoy attacking other people’s beliefs about God, whatever those beliefs may be.
But once you get beyond the attack stage — once you’ve finished fighting with other people because they are Christian, Muslim, Jewish, atheist, Wiccan, or Buddhist etc. — what positive “religious and spiritual” beliefs do you yourself have?
Since this is a site supposedly devoted to Religion & Spirituality. What is YOUR religion and/or YOUR spirituality, and what can others learn from it?
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Answer by Ghost Wolf
I have neither. I’m just here for the chatter.
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I have no religion and no sense of spirituality.
I suppose others can learn that they don’t need to have a religion, particularly if you’re not convinced of its claims, and that being spiritual isn’t a requirement to have a good life.
I believe in kindness towards other people. Every other moral or value stems off of kindness.
When you get beyond the sweeping generalisation stage, then what have you got left?
Yeah, well, people also like attacking those who don’t believe in God – often judging them and condemning them to “hell”.
This site is for asking and answering questions related to Religion and Spirituality – that doesn’t mean a person must have a religion or spiritual path.
I’m a non religious pantheist, essentially. Generally, my spirituality is based on treating others as I want to be treated – aka the golden rule.
for me this is how the most Believers and Non-believers get together and have alittle fun. I know sometimes it gets annoying but most times it Gets funny and that is theirs is no other place were believers and non-believers go to have this much fun with eachother.
@;’values you think are important?”
We should want to know the Values of whom ever we follow.
I believe that honesty, curiosity, compassion and critical thinking are the most important characteristics that humanity should focus upon. I am atheist, no religion.
The Golden Rule works.
“Do onto others have you would have them do onto you.”
If Christians stuck with that, I wouldn’t have a problem with any of them.
Buddha also agrees, he just words it differently:
“All beings tremble before violence. All love life. All fear death. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?”
A wise man keeps silent.
Look before you leap
Never assume. Makes an @ss out of u & me
Love is not a feeling, it is an action.
Do not eat yellow snow. (use your common sense)
Live, love, laugh.
I don’t like the word “religion” it is man’s attempt to define God…
it rules in bondage.
I simply believe in God, that he sent his son to die on the cross & that he is coming back…
I’m an atheist. No religion. “Spiritual” is a nonsense term with a vague definition. Can you define it one sentence or 2? I doubt anyone can without rambling.
i don’t need a religion or be “spiritual” to be a good, happy person.
You have to live for other people, only they matter.
It is probably OK to be mildly selective, but once you start living for yourself alone (as all believers do: ‘Me and My God’ is their whole world) – you might as well not be alive at all.
Searching for truth.
Kindness and consideration for others.
Gentleness in my treatment of my family and co-workers.
Humor can be a form of humility (or a weapon that destroys lives).
Love — demonstrated.
Appreciation for what I have.
Joy in watching my sons grow.
Seeing the wisdom of God in all facets of nature.
Understanding peace, and what it takes to keep it.
Not giving in to excess, but not forbidding myself enjoyment of life’s bounty.
This list is a good start. If we were to talk about it we’d be at the cafe all day and probably get asked to leave. XD Coffee’s on me.
education ranks pretty high. im an atheist , so if someone reads this and stops devoting their life to a made up fairy tale with VERY FEW redeeming qualities,then i will be a little happier. morals can be gained by logic and common (or rather uncommon ) sense.
My religious (Wiccan) values are:
- Taking responsibility for yourself, words and deeds
- Having control over my life as much as possible
- Having a positive attitude, being grateful for the chance to live this amazing thing we call life
That’s a very big question. I want to see if I can answer it without using the words “I believe that.” Please note that I speak only for myself and not for my religion.
My spiritual and religious values include:
recognition that life is a learning experience and that I will never stop learning until I pass on over – I can never be certain that one version of truth or reality excludes all others;
we are all part of one reality;
all is divine and we must make our godhood count for something;
do as you would be done by;
whatever you do comes back to you;
I do as I will and I am as I do;
as it is above, so it is below.
There are many others and others may learn as I have. I doubt they learn from me, and I do not have a mission to teach or to proselytise. If anyone learn anything from what I say, it is not me they learn from, but those who came before me. Blessed Be.
We are social animals. One forgets how much the nature of our existence has changed just in the last 100 or 200 years ago. Imagine you were living in the early 19th century. The industrial movement has little real impact on your life. None of the pleasures you take for granted, e.g. electricity, cars, or the current structure of society are in place. But, I think perhaps there is a bit less a sense of alienation. People, I imagine, depended on each other a bit more than they do now
So, perhaps all “spirituality” is, in essence, is getting back connected with fellow people as has been the case for hundreds of thousands of years before technology allowed so to be disconnected. It is a bit of a paradox, is it not. Right now, I am writing my thoughts down for an audience whom I don’t know; there is both distance and closeness. But more distance, I think.
When I was born, TV existed, but there were 3 main channels, 4 local channels, and if you had a UHF antenna, you might get KCET and one other channel. Most of the shows were in black and white, and TV was not very central to our lives. I just read earlier today that the internet is rapidly replacing TV, which is kind of good, given that we decide what we are going to say, not what we are going to hear.
So, I believe that is it. Take away all these toys, and people are more connected. This, to me, is spiritual. Beyond that, the idea has little value