http://www.sacredriver.org/511/jennifer-michael-hechts-poetic-atheism Exploring a nontheistic spirituality grounded in naturalism and humanism Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:54:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.sacredriver.org/511/jennifer-michael-hechts-poetic-atheism#comment-293 Joakim Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:07:32 +0000 http://www.sacredriver.org/?p=511#comment-293 Great lecture, though I think she was a bit too harsh towards the people asking questions. But apart from that she had a some very interesting points about the trinity "community, ritual and meditation". I agree with her praise for repetition, the way religion offers its followers the same stories, the same rituals, the same meditations again and again and again. You can never remind yourself too many times! Actually there a lot of philosophical meditations out there - it's just to grab one and start reading it and then: read it again! Daily discpipline leads to depth, whether it's playing an instrument or reading a philosophical text. Her book "Doubt" might be something to investigare. Great lecture, though I think she was a bit too harsh towards the people asking questions.
But apart from that she had a some very interesting points about the trinity “community, ritual and meditation”. I agree with her praise for repetition, the way religion offers its followers the same stories, the same rituals, the same meditations again and again and again. You can never remind yourself too many times! Actually there a lot of philosophical meditations out there – it’s just to grab one and start reading it and then: read it again! Daily discpipline leads to depth, whether it’s playing an instrument or reading a philosophical text.
Her book “Doubt” might be something to investigare.

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