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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being spiritual is wanting the benefits of religion without having to do the work [/quote]

It’s actually the complete opposite.  Being spiritual requires that you actually think.  To spend time in meditation and/or prayer.  To seek.  Being religious simply requires you to follow a bunch of man made rules designed specifically to control the masses.[/quote]

It’s quite interesting how the core content of these “man made rules designed specifically to control the masses” is and has been largely consistent across ages, cultures, societies, geographies, etc., as far as recorded history runs. Almost as if they were inscribed in the human heart like some sort of natural law. [/quote]

At first the sorcerers tried to use magic to control their environment, and when that didn't work the sorcerers gave way to the priests, and magic gave way to religion.  And the idea, of course, was to propitiate the gods, through sacrifices mostly, but later prayers and the like.  You're right, this is very consistent across the ages - people who want something appeal to an imagined higher power.  Be it wealth, or a baby or to cure sickness etc. And we all want to believe our loved ones, when they die, go to a "better place." Like the happy hunting grounds.  It's true, nearly all cultures, societies, geographies etc. have a belief in supernatural powers.  But some of the religions are nutty, you gotta admit.[/quote]

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