The Guardian UK has an interesting article asking if “religion is irreplaceable”. It’s worth a read, but their conclusion is that “religion is irreplaceable”. I make a differentiation between mystical religion (such as Theism or any kind of mysticism) and religion as a system of spiritual beliefs. A system of spiritual beliefs, in my view, could simply be a believe in human goodness, virtue, and compassion — but that is far from being religious mysticism.
I feel that traditional, theistic religion can be replaced, and that it can be replace by a “religion of wonder” that reveres nature and the universe for all its glory and grandeur. Just look at a few images from the Hubble telescope and perhaps a few who read this will understand to what I am referring. We don’t need to believe in angels, demons, ghost, goblins, or big bearded men in the sky to be spiritual. We just need to believe in science, to revere the order of the cosmos, and act with compassion toward others.
If you have a chance, please visit Apollonica.org to learn more about spirituality based on science, ethics, and compassion.
