Jeremiahcp
Well-Known Jerk
But not moderation in regards to religion, right?
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Too Much Religion?
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Given one's religion is one's way of life, I'm not sure how you can have "too much of your way of life." That doesn't make any sense. It's not something that is quantifiable.
Jeremiahcp
Well-Known Jerk
How about those people that sell off everything they own give all their money to some cult just so they can drink the special punch at the send of party?
Yes. But I do like it in its more extreme form too, as I'm an authoritarian, but this doesn't seem to work for everyone so I propose moderation.
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Jeremiahcp
Well-Known Jerk
You can definitely have too much of a "way of life".
The Kilted Heathen
Crow FreyjasmaðR
Ever meet that person that ties everything back to religion? You're making a sandwich and it becomes an allegory for Jesus' love for all people equally, just like the two halves of the bread brought together for... and on and on and on? They've always got a hip-fire bible verse that's not really applicable to the situation at hand, but they think so?
Too much religion.
Too much religion.
HonestJoe
Well-Known Member
I can’t in any meaningful way. My point was that it’s abstract in that it can’t be quantified at all. It’s like asking if there is too much thought, roundness or age. You need to define the thing you’re actually referring to; the word “religion” alone isn’t a definition of anything.
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Too much religion, as in, when someone believes so strongly that their religious beliefs and practices are Right, and everyone elses' are Wrong (including/especially them dang atheists and agnostics...), and therefore everyone else needs to follow the True Believers' religion, and all other religions need to be persecuted and banned--and back it up with violence and/or government action.
That is too much religion. There can also be too much atheism, when the True Believer Atheist starts saying that all religions need to be persecuted and banned, and back it up wiht violence and/or government action.
That is too much religion. There can also be too much atheism, when the True Believer Atheist starts saying that all religions need to be persecuted and banned, and back it up wiht violence and/or government action.
I wish it was! Far too often religion has little to do with spirituality. And I'd also like to mention that some of us are quite spiritual and distain religion. Let's just keep religion separate from spirituality.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
I am spiritual and the way I express my spirituality, who I am, is by my religion-what I do. I have a religion because my spirituality is my lifestyle. Its how I make everyday decisions. Its what I based my past on, my present, and my future. My spiritual lifestyle aka religion defines me.
Without referring to other people and bias over the word religion, how do you separate religion or spiritual lifestyle from yourself?
How can you be too religious?
How? How the blazes do you quantify "way of life" such that you could have too much or too little of it?
It depends on what you classify as Religion, but............
Our human minds cannot begin to imagine how "Holy" God is, we cannot come close. So by thatthought alone, we cannot and should not ever stop growing in the knowledge of the one True God.
ronandcarol
Your "given" certainly isn't given.
I wouldn't define "religion" as "one's way of life;" I'd define it as something like "a community of shared belief and practice, usually centered on gods or the supernatural."
In any case, the only person I've ever seen define religion the way you did is you.
I am saying 'No' as a proper religious life leaves one balanced and loving (a good person).
Okay. The OP didn't specify a definition of religion we all must agree upon. I was speaking for myself and my point of view. You define religion how you want, along with everyone else in this thread.
@Carlita basically expressed the same thing in this very thread.
Even without that, if I'm the only person you've ever seen understand religion as an all-encompassing way of life, that... I don't even know what to say to that.
You seemed to be arguing that the question was nonsensical in general, not expressing the idea that it was only nonsensical with your specific definition if "religion".
You're twisting my words.@Carlita basically expressed the same thing in this very thread.
Even without that, if I'm the only person you've ever seen understand religion as an all-encompassing way of life, that... I don't even know what to say to that.
The fact that a person's religion can become overwhelming doesn't make anything overwhelming a religion.
Carlita described religion as "a spiritual lifestyle;" this does not imply that all lifestyles are necessarily "spiritual".
I understand that "religion" can be defined many ways, but that's not really useful for the sake of conversation.
To me, a key universal facet of religion is to hold some beliefs dogmatically. I don't believe that dogmatism is necessary to pursue spirituality.
If you can't even tell where your religion ends and you begin, you may already be too religious, IMO.
BSM1
What? Me worry?
Almost what I was going to say. IMO those who believe religion is the only way to achieve and/or define spirituality have crossed the line that determines "too much religion".
Jeremiahcp
Well-Known Jerk
How about a crack whore's way of life? Can a person have too much of that?How? How the blazes do you quantify "way of life" such that you could have too much or too little of it?