rudolk

To paraphrase every NBA draft special ever;

"There just isn't enough upside to justify making this pick."

Like you, I don't miss the absence of a "spiritual side", and though it would be nice to believe in Ouija boards and John Edwards and heaven, the leap in logic is too much to justify.

Plus, I can't condone something like this that is the reason for blind faith. Blind faith scares me, what it's capable of and what it can be used for.

It's ironic that Pascal's wager is more incentive for me not to believe in a god, but it's been said here many times. Even if I do believe in god, how do I know it's the right one? Not believing gives me just as much chance of pissing someone off as believing does, so I'll make my logical side happy and not buy into this whole racket.

The only heaven or hell I can see is here on earth. If you treat people badly and do bad things, it's probably going to manifest itself in others' actions toward you.

And I have yet to come across any situation where logic fails and something spiritual must be employed.

So there you go. No upside. I can't draft god. Crude allusion, but I guess it works.

-Kurt

randomsyllable

Hmmm - kinda tough.

I would say I'm spiritual using my definition of the word, but I relate it solely to my subconcious actions. i.e. empathetic responses to situation that I don't rationally concieve I consider as my "spirituality".

As to spirituality being linked to god, well, I don't believe in a god, and as has been stated, the term is so broad that my definition does justice for my usage although perhaps not yours.