Fantasy, sex and violence in books, movies and TV shows abundant. Mainstream spiritual discourse avoids all these.
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@hokaisobol I plan to argue that much of our spiritual life has migrated into genre fiction, as a substitute because religion has failed.4 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@hokaisobol this is interesting to me, as someone who is areligious and reads very little fiction1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@hokaisobol well, selfishly(?) to know where I fit, but I guess I need an expanded definition of spiritual life1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@cwage@hokaisobol I loathe the word “spiritual,” but there’s no common good alternative. “Relating to problems of meaningness” maybe?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@Meaningness yes, broadly speaking, issues of freedom, purpose and meaning. Or, in a different tenor, experience, enjoyment and engagement.
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