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What is your life style, religion or spiritual path?
I try to enjoy life as much as possible, I don't believe in religion, spirituality or in spiritual progress. 36%  36%  [ 12 ]
I use one particular sacred book (or set of books) and regularly meet up with people of the same tradition.. 15%  15%  [ 5 ]
I use one particular sacred book (or set of books), but I don't meet up with people of one tradition on a regular basis. 6%  6%  [ 2 ]
I use sacred or spiritual books from different traditions and am not affiliated to a particular tradition.. 9%  9%  [ 3 ]
I use sacred books from different traditions but I am affiliated to a particular tradition. 6%  6%  [ 2 ]
I don't read any sacred or spiritual books but try to develop spiritually in a spontaneous way. 24%  24%  [ 8 ]
I believe in spiritual progress but I don't make any particular effort (yet) to improve myself in that way.. 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
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26 Jul 2008, 3:36 pm

Can that book tell you how to live?



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26 Jul 2008, 3:52 pm

What if you do not regard spiritual progress as important, but you also disregard enjoying life? This thread disregards the framework of vindictive triumphs, bitter struggles, and so on and so forth to only posit the hedonic goal of enjoyment. What about Nietzsche's ubermensch? What about a thinker's consummate desire for truth? What about batman? I mean, what other than a rejection of happiness can lead a man to dress up a bat and risk life and limb night after night? A man seeking happiness would seek therapy rather than endless nights of battle, and homosexual adventures.

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26 Jul 2008, 3:54 pm

slowmutant wrote:
Can that book tell you how to live?

Yes. Just get some girls and start having some fun without condoms.



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30 Jul 2008, 2:31 am

I am a Christian, but I also feel that it's ok to watch animated sitcoms (and occasional porn), and have sex outside of marriage.


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