Seriously, not trying to be a jerk just trying to understand. Please explain.
2006-09-20 03:54:02 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
spiritual athiests= oxymoron
2006-09-20 03:57:47 · answer #1 · answered by Bushit 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Atheists don't believe in any gods or goddesses, so it would seem that their spiritual sense is non-existent. However, while most Atheists choose to not believe in a single (or plural) creator, some do have a certain level of spiritual sense. Most still believe in things like ghosts and such. And a rare few do believe that there is a god (or gods), but that death is just that: death. They might believe in a creator(s), but that when they die, their body is done as well as their spirit. Hope this helps you out.
Also, just as a suggestion, you should do some research on the subject while you're online. Here are some sites for you to browse through.
2006-09-20 11:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by hellen_noir 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Being spiritual and being religious are two different things.
"I use the terms spiritual and non-spiritual in the sense that a spiritual being has a conscious awareness of both the physical and the invisible dimension, while the non-spiritual being is only aware of the physical domain. Neither category, as I use them, implies atheism or religious orientation in any way. The non-spiritual person is not incorrect or bad because he or she experiences the world only in a physical manner."
2006-09-20 10:56:33 · answer #3 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of atheists being spiritual, but they can be open to considering spiritual possibilities. (Some people use the term "soft atheist" or "open atheist" in that case.)
A story leapt to mind. Keep in mind that I am Pagan and a believer in prayer and magick. My wife is atheist.
A few weeks ago, we were watching a NASCAR race, as we do every week with a bunch of friends. I love Tony Stewart; she likes Ryan Newman. In this particular race, Newman bumped into Stewart and crashed him early in the race, turning what could have been a good race for him bad very quickly. It looked deliberate to me and the other Stewart fans in the room.
"Crash, crash, crash, crash!" one of my friends, who is also Pagan, chanted at him, as I exclaimed, "Karma's a *****, Ryan!" Not a minute after that, Newman himself crashed badly. And my wife stared at me, then asked me in the kitchen, "What did you *do*?" As if I could have done anything! Or even really meant to do anything! As I noted in my blog, "She forgot she was an atheist for a minute."
Of course, if my magick was *that* good, Stewart would be a contender for the Chase for the Championship, but that's a whole nother story.... :-)
2006-09-20 11:02:11 · answer #4 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As an Atheist, I am spiritual in minor ways. I believe there are forces of nature that are unknowable. I believe some people have a sixth sense, this is in and of itself is spiritual. I believe we all have an inner energy that links all living creatures. Just because I do not believe in god does not refrain me from being spiritual. Religions do not hold a monopoly on spirituality.
2006-09-20 11:01:13 · answer #5 · answered by barter256 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
There are 2 types of Atheists...one those who are purely materialistic and believe science to be everything...who believe they are biological by-products and need laboratory proof of everything.
The other type of atheists are those who actually do not believe in your idea of God or heaven or hell and wish to know the truth, a truth which does not contradict science, or evolution or any other established Truth
The second type are already spiritual as they are on an enquiry Mission and sooner or later would tread on the path of spirituality.
The first type may be partly spiritual, as they are better than religious fanatics...and work more with mind...and with further mental evolution they may turn to 2nd type of atheists or real spirituals...depending upon their mental evolution
2006-09-20 11:20:02 · answer #6 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Beats me. I am an Atheist and I am not spiritual. I can not see how one can be an Athiest and be spiritual. Perhaps you are thinking of an agnostic.
2006-09-20 11:33:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit. The spiritual, involving as it may perceived eternal verities regarding Man's ultimate nature, often contrasts with the temporal or with the worldly. The central defining characteristic of spirituality is a sense of connection to a much greater whole which includes an emotional experience of religious awe and reverence. Equally so, spirituality is concerned with sanity and psychological health. As with some forms of religion, the emphasis of spirituality is often on personal experience. It may be an expression for life perceived as higher, more complex or more integrated with one's worldview, as contrasted with the merely sensual. In Eastern traditions, spirituality (adhyatma) is also defined as that which pertains to the soul (atma).
2006-09-20 10:58:58 · answer #8 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Buddhists are really spiritual and do not believe in god.
Ask a buddhist how he can be spiritual without Jesus. Or buddhists are bad people because they do not believe the right thing?
2006-09-20 11:10:31 · answer #9 · answered by Frau Frenzy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spirituality can be simply an expression of what one chooses to believe in. Most atheists are absolutely sure that there is no God, it's not based in Science or religion. Neither side makes a difference, they believe it through personal experience, I imagine.
2006-09-20 11:01:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anthony L 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Many forms of Buddhism are atheistic, along with Taoism. Someone can believe that there is more to human existence than we currently can fully explain without need God to make themfeel better.
2006-09-20 10:57:32 · answer #11 · answered by neil s 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋