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Deepak Chopra’s spirituality is even worse than religion (DAWIKSN TRIGGER ALERT!!!) [View all]
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/richard-dawkins-deepak-chopras-spirituality-is-even-worse-than-religion/“That’s 56 million religiously unaffiliated adults of all ages,” Skeptic magazine publisher Michael Shermer noted. “That’s more than Protestants or Catholics. Are we winning?”
“Well, that’s very good news,” Dawkins replied, before lamenting that “nones” sounded far too much like “nuns.”
Shermer and Dawkins noted that many people described themselves as spiritual, but not religious.
“One of the problems is that the so-called ‘nones’ often give up religion for something even worse,” Dawkins remarked. “I mean, they take up Deepak Chopra or something like that.”
“Well, that’s very good news,” Dawkins replied, before lamenting that “nones” sounded far too much like “nuns.”
Shermer and Dawkins noted that many people described themselves as spiritual, but not religious.
“One of the problems is that the so-called ‘nones’ often give up religion for something even worse,” Dawkins remarked. “I mean, they take up Deepak Chopra or something like that.”
For the record, I think Dawkins is wrong about that. Repulsive and tedious as Chopra's pablum is, I have yet to see anyone base their hatred of LGBTQers or different races or women on it.
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