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"The pluralistic form takes for me a stronger hold on reality than any other philosophy I know of, being essentially a social philosophy, a philosophy of 'co'"-William James
I think its more of a way of life, and religion is defined differently for each person. So for the Zen Buddhists the fact that theyre way of life and "religion" is more abstract may be what appeals to them in the first place. BTW I wasn't in class thursday because my I was on my way to the smokey mountains.
It depends on how you define religion. If you think of religion as a way of living, then living in a state of unknowing is impossible, unless you can't function as a proper thinking person can. If you think of it as where you go to meetings but don't live your life accordingly, then yes it is a possibility.
I think every religion is based on the state of unknowing in some ways. No religion can answer every question people have about life. Religion in it's fundamental form is faith, which is a state of unclear trust.
I think its more of a way of life, and religion is defined differently for each person. So for the Zen Buddhists the fact that theyre way of life and "religion" is more abstract may be what appeals to them in the first place. BTW I wasn't in class thursday because my I was on my way to the smokey mountains.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on how you define religion. If you think of religion as a way of living, then living in a state of unknowing is impossible, unless you can't function as a proper thinking person can. If you think of it as where you go to meetings but don't live your life accordingly, then yes it is a possibility.
ReplyDeleteI think every religion is based on the state of unknowing in some ways. No religion can answer every question people have about life. Religion in it's fundamental form is faith, which is a state of unclear trust.
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