I would correct this to say that contemporary Westerners do not have a clue
> about what Spirituality is, whether faith-based or not. It is rather
> amusing
> to see all the effort that Dawkins and his ilk pour into condemning
> religion
> when all they exhibit is a loathing for Monotheism, as if that constituted
> the only modern expression of spirituality
>
It's a matter of upbringing and picking one's target audience. If they were Hindus, they might be condemning Hindu polytheism.
One tends to see the problems of the system in which one is immersed, more clearly that the problems of a system with which one has little or no experience.
Dan
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"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."
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