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Again, I sure did not intend to find myself in the middle of a dispute here.
But, Clyde, to answer your question, I suppose I would fit an agnostic description, often weaving in and out of my Christian roots, and into others, from Buddhism to Hinduism (and related), and reading some from the Qur'an. Our spiritual, philosophical, religious views and thinking interest me. I must also mention a strong Pantheistic view....that the universe, all of existence, IS God, or Allah, or by whatever name we give that unexplained something "out there."
And I fondly recall my first expose to Fine1952 on Black Singles back around 2004 through many discussions on that group's religion board. A lot of Christian folks there didn't appreciate her challenges of Christian re-framing, if not plagiarized Christian doctrine that has roots, and borrowed out of Egyptian spirituality. She and others got me to rethinking things that seemed worthy of deeper consideration, given my already developed skepticism.
Fine always referred to the concept of Ma'at, something that has taken me a while to better understand. And Keita, I see you refer to her, as well.
And while it's often said that science and religion can never agree, and because I see religion more as dogma, I do however strongly believe science and "faith" (or spirituality) can indeed meet and provide us with clues, both to the mysteries of the universe that surrounds us, and to the mysteries of the spirit that also surround us when we try to peer into the meaning of the universe, always wondering what we are doing in it, and why?
And that is the common thread of all of human history, yet seen through many prisms of tradition and culture.
But, Clyde, to answer your question, I suppose I would fit an agnostic description, often weaving in and out of my Christian roots, and into others, from Buddhism to Hinduism (and related), and reading some from the Qur'an. Our spiritual, philosophical, religious views and thinking interest me. I must also mention a strong Pantheistic view....that the universe, all of existence, IS God, or Allah, or by whatever name we give that unexplained something "out there."
And I fondly recall my first expose to Fine1952 on Black Singles back around 2004 through many discussions on that group's religion board. A lot of Christian folks there didn't appreciate her challenges of Christian re-framing, if not plagiarized Christian doctrine that has roots, and borrowed out of Egyptian spirituality. She and others got me to rethinking things that seemed worthy of deeper consideration, given my already developed skepticism.
Fine always referred to the concept of Ma'at, something that has taken me a while to better understand. And Keita, I see you refer to her, as well.
And while it's often said that science and religion can never agree, and because I see religion more as dogma, I do however strongly believe science and "faith" (or spirituality) can indeed meet and provide us with clues, both to the mysteries of the universe that surrounds us, and to the mysteries of the spirit that also surround us when we try to peer into the meaning of the universe, always wondering what we are doing in it, and why?
And that is the common thread of all of human history, yet seen through many prisms of tradition and culture.