Atheism/Spirituality

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Expert: Harbhajan Singh - 10/27/2005


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Why spiritual belief is necessary?
do people need religion in order to have  morality?

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Nothing is necessary but everything - and spiritual beliefs here - is forced  because of our dissatisfaction with our present state of affairs. Because our reason does not satisfy us as to the questions of meaning of life etc we feel forced to look up to those who have found that satisfaction in so-called spiritual experiences. Thus it becomes sort of necessary. If you feel satisfied with your present state of knowledge/affairs spiritual belief is not necessary for you.

2. No, people can be moral without religion too. But then, some people can only be moral out of fear while others can become morals out of their understanding or wisdom. So religion is required for the first kind, but  not for the second kind.

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I can answer all questions about God, spirituality, even the spirituality of an atheist, about existence in general, about why there is suffering, about why there are two opposite aspects of life like love and hate, pain and pleasure at all levels in life etc etc. I have experienced that God is One like the top of a mountain is One and all disciplines of knowledge inclusing science, philosophy not to talk of mysticism take us to that same One though through different routes and all can eventually take us there as all finally coalesce there. Then there is only One, scientists call it by one name, philosophers by an other and mystics by still an other. So I can answer questions on all aspects of the Game of Life.

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