There's a Straaaaaw Maaaaan [1] waiting in the sky; He'd like to come and meet us, but he thinks he'll blow our minds Seriously, not believin

There's a Straaaaaw Maaaaan [1] waiting in the sky; He'd like to come and meet us, but he thinks he'll blow our minds Seriously, not believing in god doesn't mean you don't acknowledge your own subjectivity and your feelings. Jesus was probably the first to emphasize how much the humans are social beings, that they need one another, and that there's actually a lot to enjoy and to win by being nice towards each others. Some biblical teachings are remarkably insightful, but you don't need the full package to make sense out of it. BTW, assuming that god (whatever it is) is transcendent, by definition, it is impossible to conceive it. As a consequence any attempt at conceptualizing it is doomed to fail. You're only ever relating to your flawed mental representation of it. It can provide wonderful experiences, but you can get similar ones in totally different settings [2]. [1] David Bowie, Starman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5iOiLX5ppA#t=00m52 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5iOiLX5ppA#t=00m52 [2] http://www.defmacro.org/ramblings/lisp.html http://www.defmacro.org/ramblings/lisp.html