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Jane
Jane
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Re: The Pagan 'problem'
Sep 23, 2010, 15:21
The Sea Cat wrote:

That is a perfectly valid to a point, however, many people of a 'spiritual' perspective get a litle fed up with being shouted at by atheists and empiricists. Amon Ra, Vishnu et al are entirely symbolic.
Dawkins and his fellows have no knowledge of deeper spititual/esoteric knowledge systems whatsoever. Thus, their railing against this fictional cloud bound anthropomorhic entity are entirely irrelevant in that context.

:-)


People sometimes say they are not religious but they are 'spiritual'. I have pondered this often, but I have no idea what this means. Can you - or anyone - explain?

I'm sure believers of Amon Ra, Hanuman et al believed in their gods a strongly as do catholics in the holy virgin mother, and not symbolically at all.

Most atheists I know, and especially 'celebrity atheists', (not that I personally know any of them!) exhibit a greater knowledge of the major religions and faith systems than most people of faith that I know.

:-) back atcha

J
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