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ZombieHorde

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29. Very few New age groups use seminars. Ramsey's School of Enlightenment does.

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 09:10 PM

Jan 2012

They were involved in putting out a recent, semi-popular video called What the Bleep do We Know?

New Agers' belief in an afterlife does make it make it a religion. A religion with many sects.

What this points out is that there is a grey zone between religion and spirituality. Ultimately we each need to make up our own minds about where our personal dividing line falls.

When people use the word "spirituality," I assume they are trying to communicate something. I am interested in what they are trying to say.

Or not worry about it. Is the distinction important?

Importance is a reaction to perceived stimuli. It comes from us, and not the subject.

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Buddhism, based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama [View all] MarkCharles Jan 2012 OP

Because then it wouldn't be Christianity any more... GliderGuider Jan 2012 #1

Yeah, I'm sure this is how Christians will see it. They can only be SO... MarkCharles Jan 2012 #2

Buddhism looks like a religion to Westerners, but most schools of it are not. GliderGuider Jan 2012 #3

Buddhists label themselves a religion, and receive the nice tax breaks. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #15

"Religion is" a bit more than just that, though. GliderGuider Jan 2012 #22

Including dogma excludes religions such as Thelma and New Age. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #23

New Age isn't a religion, IMO GliderGuider Jan 2012 #24

I don't think a religion's practices have to be coherent or logical to outsiders ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #25

Most religions have a central obligatory unifying belief, usually their god-concept. GliderGuider Jan 2012 #26

The unifying belief of New Age religions is people can use religious technology, ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #27

Does the use of the technology make it a religion? GliderGuider Jan 2012 #28

Very few New age groups use seminars. Ramsey's School of Enlightenment does. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #29

My definitions of spirituality and religion GliderGuider Jan 2012 #30

I like the definition of spirituality, but disagree on your definition of religion kwassa Jan 2012 #31

You know what? I'd completely forgotten about those pesky Unitarians. GliderGuider Jan 2012 #32

I grew up in the Unitarian church, too. kwassa Jan 2012 #33

The key word is "simply" skepticscott Jan 2012 #4

From a different perspective GliderGuider Jan 2012 #5

"And then I realized I was the universe" tama Jan 2012 #7

Except that that perspective is wrong skepticscott Jan 2012 #9

But the fact that you think that I think Coke tastes better than Pepsi applies only to you. GliderGuider Jan 2012 #10

That fact may skepticscott Jan 2012 #16

Thanks for the offer GliderGuider Jan 2012 #17

You hit the important point. The mystic tradition in many religions, including Christianity. kwassa Jan 2012 #11

I think the ideas may in fact be alien to mainstream Christianity GliderGuider Jan 2012 #12

There is a greater interest now in contemplation in Christianity. kwassa Jan 2012 #13

Very interesting! Thank you. n/t GliderGuider Jan 2012 #14

Gnostic Christianity tama Jan 2012 #18

Do syncretic practices qualify as "Christian"? GliderGuider Jan 2012 #19

Depends on who qualifies tama Jan 2012 #20

The winners always get to write the new rule-book. GliderGuider Jan 2012 #21

K&R Odin2005 Jan 2012 #6

Sid Arthur Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #8