2006-06-24 04:45:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Existentialism doesn't necessarily preclude one from belonging to a religion but it would definitely discourage one from belonging to an organized religion with strict rules and strict structure.
Existentialism is the philosophical premise that underlies a deep questioning of one's origins, one's makeup, one's motivations, one's behaviors. It is a powerful psychological tool that allows people to free themselves from all of the mental shackles of parental, societal and religious expectations and breaks things down to a microcosim of this moment.
Where do you exist in this moment? What precedes this moment? What are the consequences of your action in this moment?
Try meditation, which is essentially just "being" in the here and now. This usually leads one into an inward spiritual journey and a deeper subconscious understanding of existence and spirituality.
2006-06-24 05:32:33 · answer #1 · answered by idspudnik 4 · 9⤊ 2⤋
No. There are definitely Christian Existentialists. Nikos Kazantzakis is one.
2006-06-24 11:53:03 · answer #2 · answered by lottyjoy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see y they can't believe that the universe has some purpose; no matter how unintelligable it may seem to be.
2006-06-24 11:53:13 · answer #3 · answered by meta-morph-in-oz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any religion! Thats why so many of those writers committed suicide!
2006-06-24 11:47:16 · answer #4 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe not Buddhism.
2006-06-24 11:49:23 · answer #5 · answered by Harris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea, ditto what forementioned (first post) said
2006-06-24 11:48:47 · answer #6 · answered by warior916 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋