talesin	Re: Interesting quotes about belief in God
	cruzanheart I'm with the atheists on this one.  I feel no need for g*d or a divine creator, but Odrade expressed my feelings almost exactly. sense of connected-ness-- like energy or vibration. Also, when I am in a stand of trees, I feel a need to put my hands on the trees I live in the city and it's sometimes hard to get out to the country.  A couple of weeks ago, I attended a party and went camping for the weekend.  The first thing I did when we got there was literally lie down and hug the ground - so happy to have no concrete within sight! After examining my own thoughts, and reading tons of stuff like y'all and many others on this forum do, I came to the conclusion that for me, it didn't matter how we got here.  Just that I'm here, and I have to survive it (and, hopefully, have some joy along the way).  I like some of the things Jesus and other 'prophets' say, but I also like some of the things that atheistic philosophers say. Have you read any of Jean Vanier's stuff?  He just died a year or two ago, and wrote a few books on theology (I think he was a priest, don't quote me on that).  He comes from a Catholic perspective, but is not exclusionary.  You might enjoy his writings. My favorite secular spritualist is Emerson.  A man truly ahead of his time, imho.  And as for living philosophers - Howard Rollins rocks! I don't think it's silly to believe in g*d.  I just don't feel the need myself.  Friendship, looking up at the stars, huggin a tree, looking into the eyes of a little child, playing fetch with my friend's dog, makin love, are some of the ways I feel spirituality. tal
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