A life without spirituality.

Nope because unless or until you can demonstrate one theology to be merited beyond another all must be treated equally from the persptove of your open-minded pretext. It does not matter one iota what name you give them.

These discussions are simply more fun to me if openmindedness is at least attempted. When people come around suggesting how ridiculous another's thoughts or ideas or beliefs are, everything goes to hell (no pun intended).

But wouldn't you agree that someone would actually have to present themselves as actually professing a belief, before we can judge whether or not someone else is open to it?

Nope because unless or until you can demonstrate one theology to be merited beyond another all must be treated equally from the persptove of your open-minded pretext. It does not matter one iota what name you give them; "hypothetical" or any other moniker.

Thanks for a thoughtful post, Rosborne. I certainly don't have all the answers.

There are a lot of things that create in me a sense of wonder.

And that would be like living life like a deer in the headlights.

To all,

I have expressed the view here that "spirituality" constitutes a move away from "self". As a matter of interest, how many would agree or identify with this condition ?

The logical conclusion of a contention that one must "keep an open mind" with regard to all explanations of a phenomenon, including explanations derived from poofism, is the rejection of explanations from naturalism, just another example of having a closed mind. But more than that, the logical conclusion of "always keeping an open mind" is the abandoment of empirical method as being not definitely conclusive even in examples in which the principles of replication, falsification and predictive capacity are all met in the course of an empirical examination based upon naturalism. The final, absurd conclusion of a mindless insistence on "open-mindedness" is to be uncertain of eveything, and certain of nothing. In short, it is a prescription for self-imposed ignorance.

I have expressed the view here that "spirituality" constitutes a move away from "self". As a matter of interest, how many would agree or identify with this condition ?

To all,

I have expressed the view here that "spirituality" constitutes a move away from "self". As a matter of interest, how many would agree or identify with this condition ?

I see that Frank is about his usual business of substituting personal invective for a cogent response.

Setanta wrote:

I see that Frank is about his usual business of substituting personal invective for a cogent response.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

I disagree. Spirituality appears to me to be egotistical in nature and in practice. It appears to be a pursuit of something more than what life is currently offering, and in that regard I feel sorry for those who need to go "there". My plate is full with both my eyes open and both my feet on the ground at all times.

I have the sneaking suspicion the term 'spirituality' is being used synonymously as 'religion', with the hope that the attendant baggage the latter word carries gets lost.

May I ask those with spirituality: Are there specific personalities who people your spiritual place? Do they look similar to Christian characters?

My plate is full with both my eyes open and both my feet on the ground at all times.