Deelt,
I knew we would understand each other! Thank you for reaching out, it shows that we can approach things differently, and be "solidarios" at the same time.
Vive la difference!!
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light
--Plato
- Tordok
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Originally Posted by deelt
Tordok
On your points:
1- adhesion to scientific principles and spiritual experience are not incompatible.
Ans: Agreed. This is my earlier point to you. Even Albert Einstein was a firm believer.
2- all ideas about divinity are framed by culture.
Ans: Overwhelmingly so. However, there is also room for rejection, conversion, incorporations and general revolt. For example, slavery was biblically justified but not biblically practiced. In this sense you confuse the use of the church/organized religion as a political tool with actual Christian beliefs.
3- I am big supporter of religious freedom, but my personal preference is not to follow any organized cult.
Ans: I respect that.
4- Dominican culture displays odd folkore/beliefs, which I may not participate in but have no right to question.
Ans: I think an increase in levels of education can help fix most of those oddities.
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