And it has Been Called the Opiate of the Masses

[hakanai_kei]

I've been wondering a lot recently about people and religion, about why so many of us cling to religion or turn to it in tough times or spend our lives looking for it. Why it seems so easy for one to go from being atheist to finding some new "right religion

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[sakuragrrl]

I personally think people have natural degrees of inclination and aptitude towards spirituality just like they do anything else... I don't think it's much different from having an inborn passion for athletics or learning or art or whatever. I say this mostly because I know I'm not a spiritual person, never have been, and no amount of church, or guilt-tripping, or mission trips was able to make me feel it. Nor do I feel drawn to any other religion besides Christianity (though I think some of them perhaps have better philosophical premises.) Anyway, accepting that about myself actually made me a lot more sympathetic towards people who are naturally drawn towards the spiritual. It's probably as hard to suppress those inclinations as it is to force them.

Hmm... your theory is interesting, but it raises the question: If spirituality and musicality are linked, then why is contemporary Christian music so damn bad??