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On Atheism

2007-12-14 11:24 | Posted by Tejvan Pettinger | Permanent Link | spirituality
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When I enter bookshops, I often see books discussing atheism.

As a spiritual seeker I don't have much interest in these books. Whether others believe in God or not is not of any concern. I rather like the quote of Thomas Jefferson:

"But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."

Also, through practising meditation, one realises that there are many states of consciousness that can not be described and explained by reason. Therefore, to discuss the existence of God, through reason and the mind only, inevitably has to be unsatisfactory.

I have no interest in proving God's existence to others - I feel this is a fruitless and unnecessary task.

However, these are a few random thoughts, ideas and quotes on the subject of atheism