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Reason is more of a guide
In a world where we can have complete information about everything, reason can give us certain answers. However, the world we are living in is not even close to having all the answers. In this world, words are fallible. So is perception and imagination.
Reason is then more of a guide than a symbol of truth.
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Dogma defined
Religious or scientific dogma is trying to use today's information to understand tomorrow's unknown, knowing that today's information may prove to be wrong.
At this point, the knowledge we use to assert the laws of physics is based on only 5% of the universe. The remaining 95% is unknown...
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Spirituality beyond skepticism
Spirituality represents a healthy respect for an uncertain reality; looking at an unknown future without making any assumptions; an open mind willing to entertain the absurd.
It lets you be yourself, knowing that there is something bigger than yourself to be discovered.
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Spirituality
The term spirituality has one of two connotations: One is a classic religious one; the other is inspired by New Age Culture. Both categories embody spirituality better than cold, hard reason.
In a broad sense, both categories seem to move away from a world of science and reaso...
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The limits of understanding
There are limitations to what the human mind can understand. The mysteries of the Universe and our conscious experience are too complex to be restricted to words and formulas.
We mostly operate on faith and habit in ways that aren’t obvious.
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True spirituality
- True spirituality is defined by the skepticism of both today's religions and today's science. Spirituality is individualistic, and the opposite of dogmatism.
- True rationality is open-ended and skeptical about itself even if it does its best, understanding that it is n...
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Real knowledge is beyond reason
When we go to college we think that rational investigation would lead to some axiomatic truth that could be the foundation of our life. Some look for the truth in sciences others in philosophy. But there is no such a thing.
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Fear born out of practicality
We sometimes give in to fear disguised as practicality.
Replace "I'd love to, but..." with "I'm going to, and...". The worst that can happen is most likely manageable and nowhere close to living with never having tried.
Overconsumption of Information
The Internet has made it so we can consume and share a seemingly unending amount of content on the topic of living most effectively. However, this access to information has made us realize how conflicting most ideas are. It has revealed that the world is basically without any discernible truth, a...
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