Comments on: How to Choose a Religion IV: Why Be Religious? http://druidjournal.net/2006/11/21/how-to-choose-a-religion-iv-why-be-religious/ Spiritual Guidance by Word, Card, and Star Mon, 14 May 2012 06:53:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Druid Journal » Blog Archive » How to Choose a Religion I: Intro http://druidjournal.net/2006/11/21/how-to-choose-a-religion-iv-why-be-religious/comment-page-1/#comment-89467 Druid Journal » Blog Archive » How to Choose a Religion I: Intro Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:23:21 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2006/11/21/how-to-choose-a-religion-iv-why-be-religious/#comment-89467 [...] How to Choose a Religion IV: Why Be Religious? [...] [...] How to Choose a Religion IV: Why Be Religious? [...]

]]> By: Jeff Lilly http://druidjournal.net/2006/11/21/how-to-choose-a-religion-iv-why-be-religious/comment-page-1/#comment-1672 Jeff Lilly Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:57:03 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2006/11/21/how-to-choose-a-religion-iv-why-be-religious/#comment-1672 AK, thanks for dropping by. Something I maybe should have made clearer in this article is that I'm lumping atheism in with religions here. In other words, atheism offers many of the advantages that religion itself does. For example, in the realm of personal growth, atheism requires a measure of self-reliance that is uncommon in other belief systems; and it certainly can be healthy to develop that. I think it's rather lacking in the "purpose" and "miracles" departments, though. As you know if you've read my articles, I'm not atheist; I'm polytheist. When you say "I believe that there cannot be any GOD", do you mean there can't be any God (i.e. of the monotheistic type, a single perfect God overseeing everything) or there can't be any gods (i.e. of the polytheistic type)? By the way, why do you place "god" in all capital letters? AK, thanks for dropping by.

Something I maybe should have made clearer in this article is that I’m lumping atheism in with religions here. In other words, atheism offers many of the advantages that religion itself does. For example, in the realm of personal growth, atheism requires a measure of self-reliance that is uncommon in other belief systems; and it certainly can be healthy to develop that. I think it’s rather lacking in the “purpose” and “miracles” departments, though.

As you know if you’ve read my articles, I’m not atheist; I’m polytheist. When you say “I believe that there cannot be any GOD”, do you mean there can’t be any God (i.e. of the monotheistic type, a single perfect God overseeing everything) or there can’t be any gods (i.e. of the polytheistic type)?

By the way, why do you place “god” in all capital letters?

]]> By: AK http://druidjournal.net/2006/11/21/how-to-choose-a-religion-iv-why-be-religious/comment-page-1/#comment-1552 AK Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:04:53 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2006/11/21/how-to-choose-a-religion-iv-why-be-religious/#comment-1552 Hi jeff, I was jus brwsing through the "GOD" tag posst on WP and came across yours. I have been reading the series and find your arguments to be good. Though I agree on the need to have a religion(in general for the masses), I am strongly of the opinion that religion is something I can do away with atleast in my personal level. I call my self an atheist because I believe that there cannot be any GOD. Hi jeff,
I was jus brwsing through the “GOD” tag posst on WP and came across yours. I have been reading the series and find your arguments to be good. Though I agree on the need to have a religion(in general for the masses), I am strongly of the opinion that religion is something I can do away with atleast in my personal level. I call my self an atheist because I believe that there cannot be any GOD.

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