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  1. 02-01-2013 09:40 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by boost View Post
    The spiritual but nonreligious-- *sigh*.

    "I don't like religious organizations, but their sky daddy makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside, so I'm not going to give him up."
    The "spiritual but nonreligious" virtually never believe in the sky daddy of any religion as you implied with the word "their".

    If harmless self-delusion is all it takes to make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, it almost seems stupid to reject that warm fuzziness. Pragmatism!
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    Quote Originally Posted by d0zer View Post
    The "spiritual but nonreligious" virtually never believe in the sky daddy of any religion as you implied with the word "their".

    If harmless self-delusion is all it takes to make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, it almost seems stupid to reject that warm fuzziness. Pragmatism!
    I'm not sure how you can consider self-delusion a harmless endeavor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by boost View Post
    I'm not sure how you can consider self-delusion a harmless endeavor.
    Because being right takes an asston of effort. Begin right on everything takes an asston's asston and then some.

    Finding a comfortable world view that has you basically on the right path and gives you that willpower to find the strength and cunning that was seemingly out of reach? That shit is almost priceless.
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  4. 02-02-2013 01:45 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by boost View Post
    I'm not sure how you can consider self-delusion a harmless endeavor.
    I'd go the other way, all studies I've read on the subject suggest that self-delusion is beneficial for the psyche.
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