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"Religious people are scared of hell; spiritual people have actually been there."

Quintessence

Consults with Trees
Staff member
Premium Member
I can see the truth in that. I suppose that would mean even atheists, anti-theists and the like could also be considered religious people.

Yes, though that's not usually what someone means when they use the phrase "religious people." To be honest, I rarely know what "religious people" means when anybody uses it. I suspect folks mean "someone who identifies with a religion" by "religious people," except then it gets really confusing for me when statements that follow fail to actually apply to the group being discussed. That group of people designated by "someone who identifies with a religion" applies to something like three-quarters of the world population. It's pretty hard to say much about three-quarters of the world's population and be accurate about it, yeah?

I guess I like to encourage folks to avoid using phrases like "religious people" or whatever when they really mean to talk about some specific belief found in particular forms of religion that some "religious people" accept. It keeps those of us who aren't whatever sort of "religious people" the person is talking about from getting confused and/or upset, plus the added bonus of helping us appreciate cultural diversity. :D
 

Timothy Bryce

Active Member
That's something from your faith. Why don't you just try to back up your statement here by showing how scared they are more scientifically.

I wouldn't necessarily call it "something from [my] faith" - it's an opinion that I've often heard described in the context in which I heard it and decided to explore it.

There's nothing scientific or empirical about discussing matters of "hell" and "who's been there".
 

Tabu

Active Member
"Religious people are scared of hell; spiritual people have actually been there."
Very True , I often quote this and say, this in a nutshell explains my journey towards Spirituality .
People are religious because they are scared of falling into Hell , they rectify and modify their actions according to a certain religion whose beliefs resonate with their views,or one which convinces them and provides security from unknown fears, the greatest of them being Hell.
But for those who had a bitter taste of life which becomes suffocating and desperate like an Hell and any amount of devotion doesn't stretch a rope long and strong enough to pull them out ,a shift towards spirituality lights hope within this dark tunnel.
The realization that I am not the body but the soul and I am originally pure , happy and peaceful and Blissful is a marvelous realization and attaches wings of flight and delight to a broken heart.
 
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