2007-09-16 06:03:43 · 20 answers · asked by manneke 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I do not believe so.
Look into Buddhism (especially one like Zen). It is often called an "atheistic religion."
I find it very spiritual in the sense that it offers something to that part of my brain.
2007-09-16 06:09:30 · answer #1 · answered by skeptic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheism and Spirituality are mutually exclusive. By definition an atheist is someone who denies the existence of God. This pretty much rules out any compatibility with spirituality.
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2007-09-24 00:49:21 · answer #2 · answered by Linda B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT is incompatible because atheist don't believe in anything that is not material.Spirituality, is not material it is beyond are imperfect senses that are limited in so many ways.But,sometimes religion is not always compatible with spirituality.It is the person that is properly following the path of religion.When I say religion defined as one that is searching for the absolute truth and wiling to find the truth of a higher good.
2007-09-23 19:28:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not at all. lots of people turn to "atheism" because they have had bad experiences with the chuch in which they were brought up. they equate the institution of the church with god, and can't find a way to believe in god without all the attendant dogma.
but the spiritual aspect of human life is as fundamental as the physical, mental and emotional aspects, and cannot be sublimated forever.
so they have experiences which they are loathe to call spiritual, but serve the same function and engender the same experiece. they feel at one with nature or the universe, they feel connected to other people, they feel compelled to be of service to others. these experiences are classic examples of spirituality, but are not labelled as such by some people.
hope that helps.
p.s.
just for the record, while buddhists does not believe in a single creator god, they certainly do believe in a mulititude of gods, demons, ghosts, and other non-physical entities and beings, some of whom do have the power of creation.
that certainly is not monotheism, but neither would i call it atheism.
2007-09-16 06:57:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is incompatible with atheism.
2007-09-23 06:59:53 · answer #5 · answered by Mercedes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is! You cannot be an atheist and say you are a spiritual person. You dont believe in any thing that comes from GOD who is spiritual.
2007-09-24 05:45:52 · answer #6 · answered by yorkmaybeblue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I'm somewhere between agnostic and atheism, and I get along just fine with others that are spiritual and/or religious.
2007-09-16 06:10:07 · answer #7 · answered by aaron_n_az 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it very much so atheism is a lack of faith and spirituality you need faith that there is a god out there. which there is the one true god the Lord Jesus Christ. plus atheism contradicts itself because you need faith that you are right about what you believe.
2007-09-24 05:50:54 · answer #8 · answered by jake a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philosophies can experience religious. i'm firmly an atheist because of the fact I see no evidence for a God. even even with the shown fact that, once I learn and stay by ability of philosophical systems of my own introduction, i think very religious. i'm a non secular atheist!
2016-11-15 09:21:10 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. You don't have to believe in a higher power to be spiritual.
2007-09-16 06:08:50 · answer #10 · answered by Megegie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋