What are your thoughts on the concept of having faith in a Higher Power but choosing to distance oneself from established religious doctrines?

jedi@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 72 points –

Hey, so I believe in a higher power but I'm not on board with any particular religion. Anyone else think it's cool to just fly solo as a good human, no religion attached?

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Whatever floats your boat, mate. Having a religion is not a bad thing per se. It's only bad if you try to use it to control other peoples' lives.

Thanks mate! I've been studying Islam, Christianity (my family is religious but tolerates different beliefs, so I have a mix of both worlds), as well as Buddhism. However, none of these religions really grabbed my attention.

Metaphysics is a blind man in a dark room, looking for a black cat that isn't there. Religion is the blind man shouting "I found it!"