Irreligious people: what does "sacrality" mean to you? How does that answer affect your behavior?
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I know this was not meant to me, I hope you don't mind me giving my opinion (which you're free to disregard of course).
I don't think "sacrality" can mean anything to irreligious people, but your question is very deep. I'll keep thinking about it and maybe I'll change my mind.
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I ask in part because the word is quite meaningful to me (an irreligious person)! But I'm still negotiating my sense of it; was curious how others relate.
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That's interesting.
I couldn't found the word on Merriam-Webster (usually my dictionary of choice). But I understand it in Spanish, my native language, as something worthy of very deep consideration and respect.
As a Catholic...
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As a Catholic, it is very hard for me to think about it outside religion. Which is why I'm also very curious about how you and others consider your question.
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I’m curious what it means to you! I’ve been flipping back and forth on whether anything is sacred. On the one hand, everything I understand today will likely be deepened by orders of magnitude in the future. On the other hand, some things occasionally do feel sacred.
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I'll try.
For me, "sacrality" describes a way of relating, emphasizing reverence, awe, majesty, transcendence.
Some things reliably exist in this relationship with me: Pale Blue Dot, forests, dancing cellular mechanisms, Falcon stages landing. Most flicker in and out.
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