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And out of those, how many worship the invisible hand of the market, the environment, the blind watchmaker of natural selection, science, or technology.

Nebuchadnezzar (talk)01:30, 22 March 2012

depends on what you mean by "worship." I define myself as an athist pagan. I rather like ritual, love candles and teh symbology of lighting and extinguishing flames, etc. It's very rewarding for me to praise nature, the universe etc.

and i use ritual in my daily life. "magic" if you will, that i know is just reinforcement of my own inner strength. I light a candle in a "rite" to "lose weight" when what i really know is that i'm just focusing on what i want to accomplish and how to do it. but it feels good, calming, empowering even.

It's one reason i'm rather curt with the "there is nothing good about religion" types. There is importance, and it does fill parts of life. things science and logic and reason can't fill.

Pink mowse.pngGodot What do cats dream about?01:37, 22 March 2012

The difference is whether you know you're "doing" religion or not. But I've bloviated on that topic at length.

Nebuchadnezzar (talk)01:52, 22 March 2012