atheism
September 2008 
How will belief evolve next?
~C4Chaos
Here's a short and insightful post from Deepak Chopra & Family.
"How will belief evolve next? Maybe these believing atheists are showing us the way, along with Einstein, beyond a personal God on to the shores of eternity. Einstein had his sights set on a secular spirituality that, he said, was most closely approximated by Buddhism. He believed that the universe contained a deepest layer of reality that couldn't be rationally comprehended but only witnessed with awe and wonder. He famously said that great discoveries in science need this sense of wonder before the infinite. To me, that implies a shift in consciousness. The rational mind cannot go beyond words and concepts, but consciousness can expand within itself without limits. Whether accidentally or by intent, I hope at least a handful of believing atheists have set out on the journey that begins with the will to believe and ends beyond images, even beyond thought itself." [read more]
Makes sense to me.
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“I hope at least a handful of believing atheists have set out on the journey that begins with the will to believe and ends beyond images, even beyond thought itself.”
Seems like many are arriving quickly to this beyondness…
Couldn't be happier about it.
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An article in the Washington Post On Faith section in response to their question: “According to a new Pew survey, 21% of American atheists believe in God or a universal spirit, 12% believe in heaven and 10% pray at least once a week. What do you make of this?”
Uhhh, that nobody cares what the definition of athiest is. WTF?
Hey man, dont blame me, that was the first thing that popped up when I clicked the hyperlink.
“The rational mind cannot go beyond words and concepts, but consciousness can expand within itself without limits.” PTF, that's what I think.
“Uhhh, that nobody cares what the definition of athiest is. WTF?”
exactly. sounds absurd right? then again, the survey is misleading. they used “God or a universal spirit”. i wonder how many atheists believe in some form of universal spirit but not the pie-in-the sky God.
~C