>Gilberto: But don't people still try to remember the dead. Or stay alive longer, extending life, getting plastic surgery. etc?
Sure. But I'm not sure what you're driving at. > Dave: I don't actually think the essential spiritual needs of humans have > changed all that much over time. > > Gilberto: > I would agree but then what is the logical consequence. If a certain > set of practices was able to address and satisfy the essential > spiritual needs of people at one point in time, wouldn't it be > possible for people to continue to embrace those principles and still > have those needs met? Well sure, it might be possible. But it doesn't seem very likely to me, given the progression of human consciousness over the ages. Perhaps you remember in the 60s, one of the most prominent criticisms by young people of mainstream religion was that it seemed irrelevant to them. This led to a slew of new forms of worship, from guitars in mass to street churches. Religion evolves. >Gilberto: I don't see how you can say that the offerings of a religion have >been exhausted. Indeed, and I did not say that. If you are a Muslim, and striving to be the best you can be, I would never criticize that. If you ask me why I'm a Bah�'�, I'll tell you eagerly. From that point, it's up to you. Dave Lambert www.vintagerr.com __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
