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Sam Harris is not religious, but he certainly has practiced meditation in a religious way. I'm not saying this as if it was a bad thing, or that it detracts fro
by darthrupert 3y ago
Sam Harris is not religious, but he certainly has practiced meditation in a religious way. I'm not saying this as if it was a bad thing, or that it detracts from his scientificism or atheism, just an observation.
- haswell 3y agoHarris practices meditation religiously in the same way that professional athletes train religiously. The difference is that people don’t conclude that one must become a religious person to become an athlete. Describing training as religious evokes a definition of the word that has nothing to do with: > 1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity. > 2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion. Meditation is often (incorrectly) explicitly associated with religion and religiosity, which are orthogonal to a “religious” dedication to the practice, a practice that requires no adherence to religious ideas. I’m only splitting hairs here because the idea that there’s a religious connection remains pretty prevalent, and is a major misconception.
- darthrupert 3y agoWell articulated, thank you.