Subject: Re: music as a process of religion (was RE: Kurt Cobain)
From: Gene Woo (pariah1980@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Jan 04 2000 - 22:20:24 EST
> Oh, Bull. . .our imagination would be greatly
> impoverished without religion.
> I haven't met a philosopher or a poet yet that has
> been able to think without
> it -- even if his or her thinking was purely
> oppositional. And then, the
> first thing they do is run out looking for
> (creating) a substitute. . .
>
> What's you're really thinking about is a certain
> Kind of religion.
I definately agree. I'm Christian by faith, but I hold
nothing against people who are athiest, agnostic, or
any other religion. I'm far from a perfect Chistian,
and I dislike groups like the Christian Coalition who
protest against abortion, burn books, and other such
things. (just using Christians as an example since
it's the one I know most about) Despite a lot of the
things Christian groups and sects might do that I
don't agree with, it's easy to forget some of the good
they do: care packages, getting medical attention to
impoverished sections of the world etc... etc.. Also,
despite my Christian faith, I am utterly fascinated by
buddhism and other religions. If anyone saw the "Tibet
Freedom concert" video,(a very rough paraphrasing)
there's a part where the 14th Dalai Lama said he feels
tibet buddhism is more about a way of life than it is
a religion. He said you can be a Christian, athiest,
or whatever and still be a tibet buddhist. Or
something to that effect, and I think that's how I
tend to view religion. I know a lot of mainstream
orthodox Christians will say you have to go to church
to be religious, but I disagree. But for the record, I
still go to the same church that I grew up with all my
close friends. I play bass guitar in the band. lol
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