Sprituality: A Comment

[Lovely Charm]

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exactly why all of these belong to a more general thread, not spirituality, not religion, not metaphysics (an attempt to be so far) not esotericism, not whatever-B*-you-have-under-your-hat; these posts basically belongs to the section we call Humor.

I like that
though you need to place religion under the category of HUMOR as well, or worst TRagedy

[The_Child]

I like that
though you need to place religion under the category of HUMOR as well, or worst TRagedy

why not both? Tragically humorous, but then again, that category has a name already, its called Absurd.

[kebotDiNaMute]

why not both? Tragically humorous, but then again, that category has a name already, its called Absurd.

Because of his thinking, people are buying it... does it makes us all gonna work together? NO! Is he better than the REST? NO! Bottom line is we got an ATTITUDE PROBLEM HERE, I got 2 already... too sad, there is nothing we can do but BUNAL NAPOD TUBO... hahaha! asa nato c liber lami kaau to mo ayuda. hagoy!

[Hellblazer 2.1]

religion is absurd? i'm cool with that. hehehe.

[kebotDiNaMute]

religion is absurd? i'm cool with that. hehehe.

I got 3 and counting!

[Hellblazer 2.1]

seriously, bitaw, nindot unta i-subcategorize ang S&O thread as what mr.brown suggested. there are sub-threads that people make that may not belong to S&O, and may cause confusion and conflict.

[brownprose]

@hands

You're right about the "personal discipline" side of the forum. But there are problems in this forum that can be remedied by subcategorizing them like 1) redundancies of threads which happen the whole time a new member comes in this section. 2) spam threads or threads that promote certain religions (we've seen them happening all the time). i don't see anything wrong with such threads per se (coz i perfectly understand their sincerity) only if they'd be categorized properly that they will be most appreciated. 3) categorization makes the discussion more enlightened and prevent bigoted discussions. Experience tells us that in almost all topics anything can be opposed to for the love of their bible or their religion. I don't hate these people...i think they just don't know what they are doing. Makapawa lang sa gana...ug makapadiscourage sa uban...discussions become heated and personal until wa nay klaro ang discussion...hangtod idelete nalang sa mga mods...imagine the waste of a few good men only to be ruined by a few others who are willing to waste a thread for their bible. Categorization reduces the incidence of bigotry in the forum and encourage like-minded people to talk harmoniously on the subjects they like.

There will be uninhabited sections (ditto for the current organization of the S&O thread) but they will not be uninhabited for long when we open the discussion not just to the more common topics like Catholicism, INC, Atheism etc... If you notice, the forum has been overwhelmed mostly by religious discussions which turn off others "who do not belong" but are willing to open a thread other than what has been discussed.

The suggestion is not meant to be a panacea for this board. But I believe than an informed discussion can be accomplished when we put people in places where they are good at. After all I think an informed discussion is what most of us desire in this forum.

[brownprose]

exactly why all of these belong to a more general thread, not spirituality, not religion, not metaphysics (an attempt to be so far) not esotericism, not whatever-B*-you-have-under-your-hat; these posts basically belongs to the section we call Humor.

In which I agree and for which such comment also belong

[Hellblazer 2.1]

boring man sad kung walay mga religionists na mag-samok diri with their bible verse spam.

[josephdc]

My two cents...

Subcategories or subforums (similar to the Buy and Sell) may be added to allow discussions only on specific subjects and their sub-topics so as not to spoil the whole board with threads that promote a particular religion as well prevent unsolicited ("spamming for god" types) threads.

Example:

Sacred Scripture (Interpretation, Teachings/Doctrine)

- Bible
- Koran
- Vedas
- Tanakh
- Verse of the Day

Catholicism

- Catechism
- Summa
- Festivities
- Activities
- Saints etc.

Protestantism/Reformist Christians

- Evangelicalism
- Fundamentalism
- Born Again
- Calvinism
- INC
- etc.

Islam

- Islam 101
- Jihad
- Ramadan
- Sunni/Shiite
- Mecca
- etc.

Hinduism and Buddhism (Core beliefs and teachings)

- Reincarnation (Samsara/Moksha)
- Deities
- Upanishads
- Confucianism
- Eight-fold path
- etc.

Others (Judaism/Kabbalah, Taoism, Interfaith)

- Kabbalah
- Interfaith Dialogue
- Taoism
- Shintoism
- etc.

Occultism, Supernatural & Paranormal

- Ghosts/Haunted Houses
- Astrology
- Tarot Card reading
- Wicca
- Feng Shui
- Talisman/Orasyon
- Etc.

Issues and Controversies (Criticism, Debate, etc) (Note: This is the only area where debates are allowed. Strictly no similar threads to be opened)

- Creationism vs. Evolution
- Noah's Ark
- Stigmata
- UFO sightings
- Theism vs. Atheism
- Etc.

Metaphysics (Theology, Philosophy, Mysticism, Atheism)

- Moral Theology/ Meta-ethics
- Atheism
- Theosophy
- Agnosticism
- Gnosticism
- Theology (Christian Theology, Philosophy of Religion)
- Etc.

The mods may expand or refine the above.

I know it would take some time to reconstruct the S&O board base on the above proposal but it surely does take away the headaches of the mods and well-meaning posters.

Wow, I think that's a brilliant idea! That's much more comprehensive. I do feel that the S and O thread at present is a bit limited by the rule to restrict discussions to topics about the occult, "supernatural phenomenon, meditation, aromatherapy, divination (i.e. tarot cards, pendulum, tea leaves) , metapsychics, feng shui, homeopathic (natural) healing, etc." only. There's plenty of other wonderful topics to talk about out there, such as philosophy and its many branches, like metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, logic, and also philosophy of religion, etc. That may be is the reason why we have this hodge-podge of topics in the S and O forum that is causing all the clutter and confusion: some people don't have anywhere to start a topic that is somehow related to spirituality, religion, or philosophy. So if the mods implement that kind of arrangement, things would probably be more organized.

So I'm all for it!