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pyx

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i believe in the spirit of christianity, just not god. i can't be forced to believe in god, but i can live life in accordance with old proto-christian asceticism
 
hao☆

hao☆

stab me, kiss me in the dark, girl.
Apr 19, 2024
60
As a previous monk who devoted myself to a notion of God, this made me laugh.

I think religious notions are coping mechanisms to make sense of a chaotic world. Poetic metaphor, at best.
ok
 
amaluuk

amaluuk

Member
Jan 11, 2024
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This is just Pascal's wagerposting and that has been debunked a million times. It's been debunked so much that when I took intro to phil our teacher talked about it and then deboonked it. I hardly believe any God who would be deserving of worship would at all want to be worshipped by someone who is doing it purely out of fear of eternal damnation.
 
DarkRange55

DarkRange55

I am Skynet
Oct 15, 2023
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i believe in the spirit of christianity, just not god. i can't be forced to believe in god, but i can live life in accordance with old proto-christian asceticism
What about that appeals to you?
 
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pyx

Wizard
Jun 5, 2024
617
What about that appeals to you?
i value asceticism and the rationalistic tendencies of christianity. it's something close to a gnostic tendency, but i relate far more to christian parables

i am in some sense a dogmatist, but only because i am by nature very elitist. that is also one component of early christianity that i value which is neglected in its current form
 
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sserafim

sserafim

they say it's darkest of all before the dawn
Sep 13, 2023
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Don't tell me what to believe
 
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DarkRange55

DarkRange55

I am Skynet
Oct 15, 2023
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i value asceticism and the rationalistic tendencies of christianity. it's something close to a gnostic tendency, but i relate far more to christian parables

i am in some sense a dogmatist, but only because i am by nature very elitist. that is also one component of early christianity that i value which is neglected in its current form
What do you think of christian mysticism? Spark of god within each person. Essentially it's meditation.
 
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pyx

Wizard
Jun 5, 2024
617
What do you think of christian mysticism? Spark of god within each person. Essentially it's meditation.
my preferences for christianity mainly consist in ascetic practices which was predicated upon a moral foundation rather than simply being a path to enlightenment, a reason i originally became disillusioned with buddhism.
i don't really believe in meditation. forceful contemplation, maybe. another reason why i turned away from buddhism.
i hold gnostic tendencies insofar as it tries not to overstep its boundaries. i am a dogmatist when it comes to morals only. something like quaker moralism is just casuistry, imo.
 
DarkRange55

DarkRange55

I am Skynet
Oct 15, 2023
1,929
my preferences for christianity mainly consist in ascetic practices which was predicated upon a moral foundation rather than simply being a path to enlightenment, a reason i originally became disillusioned with buddhism.
i don't really believe in meditation. forceful contemplation, maybe. another reason why i turned away from buddhism.
i hold gnostic tendencies insofar as it tries not to overstep its boundaries. i am a dogmatist when it comes to morals only. something like quaker moralism is just casuistry, imo.
Oh, thats interesting. So you don't subscribe to the supernatural components?
 

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