by tfindlay | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
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by Todd Macalister | Feb 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
This link connects to a great 7-minute video interview with Jane Goodall, titled: Do Primates Sense the Spiritual? Beyond giving an interesting description of what she saw with chimps at a Gombe waterfall, she shares some of her own views, including: “I feel a very...
by Todd Macalister | Nov 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
One type of encounter with nature involves an awareness and sense of connection that Michael Hogue described as being “of, in, and as nature”. When reflecting on watching rain blow in across a lake and then envelop him, he said . . . “It was an experience of nature’s...
by Todd Macalister | Oct 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
As an attitude inclines us to look at things in certain ways, like colored glasses, it can affect how we interpret what we see. Religions highlight particular attitudes – to encourage states of mind and ways of living that support values. For example, Christianity...
by Todd Macalister | Oct 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Music plays a central role in most religions. It sets moods, reinforces messages and, with group song or chant, can help people feel connected. Some say “music is my religion”. Concerts, not church, are where they gather with people who share their beliefs...
by Todd Macalister | Apr 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
“The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless.” Steven Weinberg With a naturalist view, it’s hard to see how there could be purpose in the cosmos. Particles, atoms, and molecules act in accordance with natural laws, assembling in...