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Your Religious Status: Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic

About Me:: I am an ex-Christian, who on the way to Atheism explored Taoism because of its simple tenets of non-violence and a belief in the underlying Way (Tao) of the Universe.

Age: 59-64

Relationship Status: Married

Why are you here?: To connect with others who have trodden a similar path. To find out more about other Atheists views.

The religion you left: Christian

Why you left your religion.: We don't have time!

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Do atheists believe in spirituality? Part 2

Posted on November 5, 2013 at 6:30pm 1 Comment 1 Like

I have decided, logically, and because it is easier, to address one issue in each part of this blog

Firstly, one problem that comes up in discussing spirituality, and came up in the comments, was the terminology and its confusion or association with religious or theist ideology.

As may be obvious the words ‘spiritual’ and ‘spirituality’ are derived from the word ‘spirit’. Many definitions of the term 'spirit' given in Encarta are connected to humans in a normal context: life…

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Do atheists believe in spirituality?

Posted on November 3, 2013 at 4:19pm 67 Comments 3 Likes

I would like to hear people's views on the topic of spirituality. Some starting viewpoints to discuss and develop further. The first question I would ask is: is it possible to be an atheist and believe in some form of spirituality, however defined?