I switch between some sort of limp-wristed atheism and the more mystical agnosticism of say, Sam Harris. Actually, I've found Dawkins and Hitchens to be incredibly UNsatisfying. I respect their criticisms of organized and fundamentalist religion, but I think that's all they excel at. I've got more of a mind to the benefits of mysticism then they do, but that's not to say that mysticism gives you an excuse to push superstition etc... upon others.
In the end, I have to say that I dislike religion, organized religion. I dislike the Catholic Church and the untold damage done by them to free-thinkers and innocents alike. I dislike how religious people have a free pass during discussions of any sort. I dislike the twisted moral authority forced upon people by twisted clerics.
However, that's not to say that I don't find a touch of transcendence or "divinity" in the going-ons of the human experience.
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