tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post7603775995503853849..comments2024-03-21T03:55:51.565-07:00Comments on Omniorthogonal: Random Rosh Hashana Religion Ruminationsmtravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356162954308418556noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-49697290201394549122011-09-30T12:11:13.938-07:002011-09-30T12:11:13.938-07:00Yeah, it usually works for me as well, though I so...Yeah, it usually works for me as well, though I sometimes have to make some minor adjustments.<br /><br />Another co-congregant reminded me yesterday that Rabbi Michael Lerner sys something like: The God you don't believe in doesn't exist.<br /><br />I like Durkheim's take that divinity is manifested in community. That's how it works for me and largely why I continue with OS.Dannyhttp://www.brook.com/jvegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-77300483233879558912011-09-30T10:13:59.364-07:002011-09-30T10:13:59.364-07:00Hey Danny. amen to your thoughts on god or God or ...Hey Danny. amen to your thoughts on god or God or gods or "god", I've written stuff along those lines myself, like <a href="http://omniorthogonal.blogspot.com/2006/10/asymptotically-approaching-religion.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>.<br /><br />Gloppy or not, I am continually and pleasantly surprised that the spirituality of our little community seems to work for me.mtravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356162954308418556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-2440056656871980402011-09-29T18:22:50.434-07:002011-09-29T18:22:50.434-07:00"sometimes it gets too gloppy for me. Everyon..."sometimes it gets too gloppy for me. Everyone's too nice, it leaves out the part of Jewish culture that resonates most with me, argument."<br /><br />As a devout atheist and co-congregant, I know what you mean. However, Rabbi Katie's sermon today was about the struggle, about not glossing over the bad parts of the akedah and other parts of the Torah, and somehow coming out safely on the other side.<br /><br />I'm also reminded of a renewal or reconstructionist reading that says that even though we know the sun doesn't really rise in the east and set in the west, we're comfortable with that language while still recognizing the scientific reality; we can do likewise with God. That made me more comfortable with godlanguage, even if no more friendly with God or gods.<br /><br />Further, whether it's mystical monistic stuff within our Jewish tradition, our SF bubble, Buddhism, or a line inside the Unitarian church where we're having services ("The kingdom of God is within you"), it seems like our atheistic approach to God might be more "religious" and authentic than many of those who claim to believe in a more standard/stereotypical God. <br /><br />Who knows, we might be the orthodox and they the reformers?Dannyhttp://www.brook.com/jvegnoreply@blogger.com