Comments on: The spiritual atheist

By: Terry Mitchell

Terry Mitchell — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:59:23 +0000

I have been an Atheist since 1999 and Ive quite spiritual, affiiliated with the Unitarian Universalist church, I have ritual times, I meditate, dance, chant, read, listen to new age music/native american music, I have been known to drum, trance, creative visualizations, etc

None of it to me is mystical, its grounded in psychology for me and The Physical as each of these practices and ideas help me emotionally or are good for me in some way.

Meditation calms me, dance is good for my feet and to lose weight (32 pounds so far just from walking and dancing), Taking a whole day of Ritual away from life helps me come back stronger and more able the next day when I have to face the stresses of life.

I definately do not believe in any God or gods, I reject all notions of the supernatural and Im a skeptic and as far as I know I am not superstitious.

By: Richard Ward

Richard Ward — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:08:05 +0000

I am an atheist but am a very spiritual person. I look into the night sky or the Grand Canton and am moved by the vastness and age of these things: feel a connectedness with them that needs no creator to give them anygreater meaning than they have in their own right. These ancient wonders and the natural world in general give me context. I’m just passing through and that’s ok, that’s just fine. As you say of atheists in your article, I dont see the appeal of living forever but take great comfort in seeing the mountains around me on the small island on which I live and know that countless generations before me worked this land, seeing the same topography, and that countless more will follow me. Some atheists, like Dawkin’s may be devoid of awareness on an emotional level but we are not all the same. Try to remember that we are not monsters, we just don’t need a creator. Whether you agree with us or not, it all makes sense to us without one, that’s all

By: Jim Turpen

Jim Turpen — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:31:40 +0000

Consciousness has been tackled by some of the great minds: Descartes kicked off the whole sha-bang by claiming, “I think therefore I am;” Freud decided consciousness wasn’t important, but unconsciousness was; Marx argued “Consciousness is merely false consciousness.” But, as far as “enlightened consciousness energy,” I would have to side with Skinner, who said, “Consciousness? Can you see it? Measure it? Pass it around? Then how is it different from something that doesn’t exist at all?” If atheists are to refuse existence of god based on lack of proof or unbelievability, then they should reject a universal spirituality for the same reasons.

That’s my opinion, for what it’s worth.

By: A Hosein

A Hosein — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:19:39 +0000

Thanks! What you say makes sense. It really is sometimes diffucult to draw such a line, I agree.

The problem most people have with atheists – and I supposed you’ve already realised this – is since they disbelieve in God, they therefore are unholy, not good, etc. Thus, they must be evil. But it’s not so black and white. You could still believe in the good of humanity, have morals, and be humane, or what not.
I appreciate your website. You have interesting discussions and bring people to a better understanding of who atheists really are. I personally do not believe in atheism, but I refuse to judge. To each, his own. And you really are not doing anything morally wrong. So, thank you. This was really helpful.
You seem to be very educated and mature. You have done your research well with respect to deciding your beliefs. And I really respect that.
Well, this comment is way long! I’ll end it here. And, once again, thank you!