tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post2697861326776695953..comments2023-11-27T23:30:40.341-05:00Comments on Anything But Theist: Why Did We Draw This Line?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-31294191172901952412009-06-14T12:20:41.969-04:002009-06-14T12:20:41.969-04:00Hello, Elizabeth Barrette sent me.
You raise such...Hello, Elizabeth Barrette sent me.<br /><br />You raise such interesting ideas and questions. People love their labels ... and it's not only strange that a belief or non-belief in gods categorizes us, it is unfortunate and sad. I tend to think that the vocabulary is there ... but using it takes an open mind and a lack of fear ... two things that religions don't always encourage.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!<br /><br />Small Footprints<br />http://reducefootprints.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323775808390175925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-53726652442954770162009-06-14T01:15:30.473-04:002009-06-14T01:15:30.473-04:00Hmm ... I've encountered some religions, mostl...Hmm ... I've encountered some religions, mostly branches of Hinduism or Buddhism, that do not posit *individual* souls but rather a collective pool of soulstuff from which each life is shaped. After death, the soulstuff returns to the pool, so there also isn't the kind of individual afterlife or cosmic justice that most religions posit.<br /><br />Pagan religions generally posit souls and an afterlife, but not all of them are into the "cosmic justice" thing, particularly in the sense of rewarding good souls and punishing evil ones.<br /><br />Still, you did find three very widespread beliefs that span most human religions.Elizabeth Barrettehttp://gaiatribe.geekuniversalis.comnoreply@blogger.com