I think people oft attack spirituality, confusing it with religion, which is the institutionalization of spirituality. Spirituality is fine. When spiritualism is put into religion dogma (Science, Christianity, or Atheism)it becomes a socio-political issue that starts rifts. What do you guys think?
Spiritualism is in the realm of philosophy, theories and open mindedness, with allotment to change, malleable and tactical; Spiritualism is broad, and vague- encapsulating many different people.
Whilst Religion, is a much more demanding, strict and tyrannical institution. It is blind to reasoning, closed to any disproving logic, easily angered, and inwardly punishing. They believe in a more hierarchical approach, when it comes to the way we are "supposed to" live, and overall follow each other around in circles indefinitely with occasional change, and constant contempt for those who are not in the politically correct little circles they so "righteously" fit in too.
Since this thread is on 4chan what example not more fit then the rift between Anonymous and Scientology!
Scientology of course resembling the strict and illogical blundering of religion,
And Anonymous being the voice of reason, fairness, equality, and above all else, Truth.
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Anonymous2014-01-11 22:25
spirituality makes my anus tingle
spirituality makes my sphincter tingle
spirituality makes my rectum tingle
spirituality makes my testicles tingle
spirituality makes my scrotum tingle
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>>42
humans are social animals and religion takes advantage of that, it is no tyranny if it is what people want
>>43
Okay my vocabulary was not fit. It is not necessarily what people want. I find it absurd that just because humans are social creatures they wish to conform or consent to the restrictive lifestyle of religions. It is none the less, in my opinion, a morally debauched system of worship.
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Anonymous2014-01-18 0:51
>>44
Well, I treat repressive religion in the same way I treat any other physical feature of the universe. I find quantum coupling absurd but that doesn't invalidate the experimental evidence. Malaria causes a lot of suffering but no one calls it morally debauched. It is the same with repressive religion, it is not something you can fight by putting on a fedora and engaging in constant futile internet debates and circle jerking on /r/atheism (not saying you are like this, just seen a lot of people like this).
You need to look into the psychological basis of repressive religions and try to suppress that psychological basis.