Thanks for sharing lot of prevalent belief which resonate a lot with many of the people world around .
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Originally Posted by Altair
I very much doubt religious people have any sort of advantage over atheists or non-believers after passing over. What matters is how you live your life, not what you believe or don't believe.
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If the lens through which you see is material/physical , you are cent percent right . Spiritual pursuits are by design not meant to provide material advantage. If the seeker is seeking material advantage in spiritual pursuits , he is using God just the way we use other people in our lives for our legitimate needs .There is nothing divine or spiritual in it.Though by design spiritual pursuits dont guarantee material advantage , it has been anecdotally and historically seen that His true seekers have gained materially from the infinite providence of His kingdom which not everybody can see/understand.
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Originally Posted by Altair
but there's no need to then spread a belief system about a deity that ''guided'' you, one that cannot be proven to exist.
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Just the way u see every original scientists have done some practical work in their fields (either as lecturer , trainee , Lab assistant etc) , spreading a belief system (which i really call laws of life and not mere belief because beliefs care about ur opinion whereas laws are absolute and does not care for majority beliefs ) is a practical applied spirituality through which spiritual insights are sharpened.
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Originally Posted by Altair
If your actions and practices are right-aligned than it might perhaps be easier or quicker to adjust in an afterlife, but having some belief in a god and an afterlife is unlikely going to score you *points* or reputation.
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Scientific people know about the importance of following steps in right order in right measure in right manner. Any laymen whims and fancies will not have preference in scientific procedure and rightfully so . Its about 'first things first' which Steven Cohey writes in his best seller 7 best habits of highly effective people . Belief in a God and afterlife is an important ingredient of spiritual pursuits according to spiritual masters . Having said all these i leave it to your value judgement what to take and learn in life .
Remember Spirituality is not negation of material life .It's definitely regulated disciplined material life which eventually in the long run far more material than mundane common people material life .