the-way-of-architecture-is-the-quiet-voice-that-underlies-it-and-has-guided-it-from-the-beginning
first-love-is-amazing-wonderful-but-kind-panic-underlies-it-sense-not-knowing-what-youre-doing-scott-westerfeld
the-overwhelming-number-teachers-are-unable-to-name-describe-theory-learning-that-underlies-what-they-do-alfie-kohn
one-should-strive-to-understand-what-underlies-sufferings-diseases-aim-for-health-wellbeing-while-gaining-in-path-gautama-buddha
emotional-selfcontrol-delaying-gratification-stifling-impulsiveness-underlies-accomplishment-every-sort-daniel-goleman
eventually-you-have-to-stop-picking-fight-with-your-true-nature-decide-to-seek-joy-that-underlies-it-all-danielle-laporte
astronomy-is-not-apex-science-invention-but-it-is-test-cast-temperament-mind-that-underlies-culture-jacob-bronowski
to-understand-theory-which-underlies-all-things-is-not-sufficient-theory-is-but-preparation-for-practice
the-belief-in-potential-human-virtue-underlies-whole-idea-bill-rights-document-is-tough-guardian-that-belief-roger-rosenblatt
the-belief-in-potential-human-virtue-underlies-the-whole-idea-of-the-bill-of-rights-the-document-is-a-very-tough-guardian-of-that-belief
 rejects theory itself.)
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, God was benevolent. When plpague and famine killed millions, God was portrayed as enraged and vengeful. To this day, this emotionally infantile God remains in power, a fear-based aberration produced by fevered imaginations, promoted by those who understand how such a deity can be used to gain and consolidate power over believers, and protected by flocks of billions who refuse to question their damning God for fear of their own damnation - or out of an even greater immediate terror of social and cultural isolation. But I argue that it is PRECISELY this image of God - an infantile, simplistic, ridiculous notion of the sublime power that underlies the world - that is destroying civil religion, fueling the rage of the )
 understanding of the world and of life after death. And just as the doctrine of divine judgment underlies ethical teachings in many theistic religions, so too does the doctrine of karma and future lives in non-theistic religions. As I see it, spirituality has two dimensions. The first dimension, that of basic spiritual well-being-by which I mean inner mental and emotional strength and balance-does not depend on religion but comes from our innate human nature as beings with a natural disposition toward compassion, kindness, and caring for others. The second dimension is what may be considered religion-based spirituality, which is acquired from our upbringing and culture and is tied to particular beliefs and practices. The difference between the two is something like the difference between water and tea. On this understanding, ethics consists less of rules to be obeyed than of principles for inner self-regulation to promote those aspects of our nature which we recognize as conducive to our own well-being and that of others. It is by moving beyond narrow self-interest that we find meaning, purpose, and satisfaction in life.){kind=spacer}
 of people can come up with the same story or idea at the same time, even when across the world from each-other: )
