The reason I come to all these threads, by the way, is simple, 282AR. Spirituality in all its various wonderful varieties fascinates me. I would rather talk about the spiritual nature of life and man than about anything else at all. As far as I'm concerned, it's the world's most interesting subject....and it is NOT dependent upon belief in any diety...though it can definitely go into that possibility.

If you were to study Taoism or Buddhism, for instance, you would find no deity. Taoism is the most sensible spiritual philosophy I've come across yet. Buddhism is very sensible too, but I like Taoism a bit better because it has a more cheerful outlook on life.

I am not a Taoist, but I like Taoism. I am not a Buddhist, but I like Buddhism. I am not a scientist, but I like scientific thought and scientific information. I am not a Christian, but I like the philosophy that Jesus appears to have taught (according to what writings we have about him). I am not a Hindu, but I like the writings in the Baghavad Gita and the Upanishads. There's much of value there. I'm not a Muslim, but I find much in value in their writings and their cultural history...quite aside from the fundamentalist extremes we see in some of their followers today.

I don't have the enemies that you seem to have. And I don't want to.

I don't see any benefit in having enemies, frankly.