Reply #19: Stupid poll. Some people are very religious, some very spiritual. [View All]

[JDPriestly]

DU pretty much reflects the feelings of Americans about religion -- except since things are anonymous, people are more honest about their personal religious beliefs than elsewhere.

Face it. We all think we understand religion and spirituality, but our minds are far too limited, our perception far too limited to ever understand what is really beyond ourselves. We can only experience what we are and what we project on the world around us. So even the most religious people, however sincere don't know what they are talking about. And the same goes for the atheists. Neither the religious nor the atheists actually know what they are talking about. We each have our own spiritual experiences or not. So what is the point in stirring up conflict over this issue.

Everyone is entitled to (and limited to) their own feelings and thoughts on religion, and DU pretty much respects that.

Just for the sake of full disclosure, I consider myself to be religious and spiritual, but I don't pretend to understand theology. For me, it is a feeling that I know there is a life much greater than myself -- far beyond the reality I am capable of knowing -- and so I know it is there, but I cannot define or understand it. It is beyond human comprehension in my view. Attempts to understand and define that Greatness are futile -- and merely engender skepticism in many people.