[ExI] Meaning in life (Was: Who has a vote that counts?)

[William Flynn Wallace]

Thanks  SR!   bill w

On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 10:54 AM SR Ballard via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> They don’t know either.
>
> As a Church they used to have a well defined set of beliefs:
>
> Unitarian: God is one, not made of 3 persons. That is, they did not
> believe in the trinity.
>
> Universalist: That ultimately, all people will be “saved”.
>
> Now the church is an odd vestage without and real beliefs beyond “free
> and responsible search for truth and meaning
> <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning_of_life>”
>
> For an overview of the “six sources and seven principles”:
>
> *We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association,
> covenant to affirm and promote:*
>
>    - The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
>    - Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations;
>    - Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in
>    our congregations;
>    - A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
>    - The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within
>    our congregations and in society at large;
>    - The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
>    - Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are
>    a part.
>
> *The living tradition which we share draws from many sources:*
>
>    - Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed
>    in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness
>    to the forces which create and uphold life;
>    - Words and deeds of prophetic people which challenge us to confront
>    powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the
>    transforming power of love;
>    - Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical
>    and spiritual life;
>    - Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's
>    love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
>    - Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason
>    and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and
>    spirit;
>    - Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the
>    sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms
>    of nature.
>
> Grateful for the religious pluralism which enriches and ennobles our
> faith, we are inspired to deepen our understanding and expand our vision.
> As free congregations we enter into this covenant, promising to one another
> our mutual trust and support.
>
> SR Ballard
>
> On Aug 3, 2020, at 10:32 AM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 9:17 AM Dave Sill via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> Unitarian Universalists accept atheists.
>>
>
> Or anybody, huh?  I went once and could not figure out what they believed,
> if anything.  bill w
>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 11:13 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf
>>> Of Ben
>>> Zaiboc via extropy-chat
>>> Subject: Re: [ExI] Meaning in life (Was: Who has a vote that counts?)
>>>
>>> On 01/08/2020 07:52, Someone, not clear who, wrote:
>>> >> Decline of religiousity means decreased social networks and lack of
>>> > meaning in life
>>>
>>> I find that at least misguided, if not obnoxious. It's the sort of thing
>>> I'd
>>> expect a religious apologist to say, not someone on this list.
>>>
>>> You can possibly argue about the social networks aspect, and at least
>>> that
>>> is quantifiable, but the remark about meaning in life is totally
>>> unacceptable. It's another form of the specious 'Atheists must be very
>>> sad
>>> people' meme that the god-squad keep trotting out.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ben Zaiboc
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>> Ben what atheists really need is something to replace what churches once
>>> provided back in the days when most people went to one.  Bars and
>>> nightclubs
>>> kinda sorta do that for some people I suppose but it doesn't work well
>>> for
>>> those of us who don't do chemicals of any kind and aren't big sports
>>> people.
>>>
>>>
>>> We have a local chapter of Boring People, but I was thrown out for being
>>> interesting.  The interesting people won't have me because I am too
>>> boring.
>>> There is no place for those who are exactly between interesting and
>>> boring.
>>> Now I have no social contacts.
>>>
>>> We atheists should be ready to admit the obvious: Religion Inc. does
>>> offer
>>> some social benefits which are hard to replace.
>>>
>>> spike
>>>
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