Around the World, Many People Are Leaving Their Childhood Religions.
Around the World, Many People Are Leaving Their Childhood Religions.
In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have had especially large losses. Pew Research Center.
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The thing I notice is there’s not really a good substitute for talking about the big questions yet.
I mean, I’m not missing any religion, but practically there was an hour or so a week dedicated specifically to thinking and talking about life from a non-materialistic perspective, and I think a lot of people now just - never do.
Isn't that what we do on lemmy?
Not really! I mean like - why does life exist? Is there any relevance in the idea of reincarnation? Does time exist outside of us? What is "good works"?
Someone hold forth on a personal story that exemplifies something good.
You'd think we have enough stoners to get something like that going, but not really. And the esoterica side of Lemmy is very tiny and not well-attended.
tbh I think tumblr's got more of a corner on that kind of work/vibe.
Not that Lemmy can't or won't become that but at the moment it's more like alternate reality reddit which atm is just fine for most people.
Is there any relevance in the idea of reincarnation?
Of course. In Theravāda Buddhism you will find a highly literal interpretation as well as a more general, "spiritual" interpretation.
In a literal, mechanical, scientific sense, the cells in your body are constantly dying and being replaced using nutrients in the food you eat. The universe is moving through you. You are parts of every other organism that has existed on earth. You are parts of every human on earth. Every other human is parts of every other human on earth. What you do to others is done to yourself. Be kind to people.