The reason why I'm not attracted to the idea of religion(s) is that I have a natural (in-born) admiration for science and rationality.
I enjoy the universality of the scientific way of thinking, how it can be applied everywhere in the universe and not just in one area or on just one planet.
Although I'm not a natural science-student, I studied science in school with much pleasure as if it was carried by an underlying spiritual yearning for the truth.
Science has no way of measuring spiritual progress and consciousness cannot be measured by scientific instruments but I still think science and the spiritual basis of the universe are perfectly compatible.
In the world of religions however rationality is often the enemy of religious thought.
The idea that religions are fixed systems of thought that conflict with each other makes that I am not attracted to the concept of religion(s). I have no problem with spirituality as an intuitive science though, as long as it stays in touch with rational understanding.
One way of avoiding the irrationality in many religions is to be selective and syncretize your own path.
Another way is to find a path that isn't a proper religion but more a set of spiritual practices, a spiritual cult.
Such a path will naturally be syncretic in nature, because the best elements of universal spirituality are somewhat scattered among different religious currents.
I enjoy the universality of the scientific way of thinking, how it can be applied everywhere in the universe and not just in one area or on just one planet.
Although I'm not a natural science-student, I studied science in school with much pleasure as if it was carried by an underlying spiritual yearning for the truth.
Science has no way of measuring spiritual progress and consciousness cannot be measured by scientific instruments but I still think science and the spiritual basis of the universe are perfectly compatible.
In the world of religions however rationality is often the enemy of religious thought.
The idea that religions are fixed systems of thought that conflict with each other makes that I am not attracted to the concept of religion(s). I have no problem with spirituality as an intuitive science though, as long as it stays in touch with rational understanding.
One way of avoiding the irrationality in many religions is to be selective and syncretize your own path.
Another way is to find a path that isn't a proper religion but more a set of spiritual practices, a spiritual cult.
Such a path will naturally be syncretic in nature, because the best elements of universal spirituality are somewhat scattered among different religious currents.
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