Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 2, 2018I’m sorry but “spiritual, but not religious” is the laziest kind of premium mediocre religious position.2722164
mtraven@mtraven·Jul 2, 2018Replying to @vgrSorry but I think that is wrong, although certainly applicable to some. "Religions" are institutions, and spiritual but not religious means you look for your spirituality outside of institutions, which seems like an excellent strategy.18
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @mtravenIt’s a heuristic with a nonzero rate of false positives/negatives like any other. I conclude lazy thinker until proven otherwise2:59 AM · Jul 2, 20185 Likes
Logical Analysis@LogicalAnalysis·Jul 2, 2018Replying to @vgr and @mtravenMmm... Spinoza, Wittgenstein, Russell? Far from lazy thinkers...16