Re: [issues] Religion (was: YAFGA...)

[Erin]

Snarfblat wrote:
 >
 > On a
 > somewhat similiar tangent, are very many of you religious?

I am spiritual but not religious.

Principally, and in my understanding, religion is the organizational 
strucure of people and practices/rituals, while spirituality is a way of 
being open to/part of the mysterious and creative forces of life (put simply).

I have undertaken to learn about various religions and religious practices, 
in pursuing knowledge and understanding. I endeavour to draw parallels 
between the spiritual values of different religions, extracting what is of 
value to expanding my own spiritual perspectives and adding to my ongoing 
critique of what is/has been oppressive in religious structures/practices.

How does this relate to being a woman of *nix-y persuasions? I'd say a 
good  part of my experience with computers is a "sense of wonder" 
apprehension of the infinite complexity which is entirely built upon the 
basis of 1 and 0.

Erin  8)


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