tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post6101917715494567284..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: Is Spirituality Irrational?Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-56296565880852162522016-02-11T09:43:11.346-08:002016-02-11T09:43:11.346-08:00So here's my conversion story. When I was abou...So here's my conversion story. When I was about that same age I went on a church hay ride at a friends church because at that age hay rides were a lot of fun. A few weeks later a couple guys from the church show up at the front door asking to speak to me. My folks were out somewhere at the time and I was trusted enough to look after myself. The two guys said that they had talked with me at Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11407881604456752536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-60417129630228829442016-02-11T08:02:39.919-08:002016-02-11T08:02:39.919-08:00> You don't think this euphoria was simply ...> You don't think this euphoria was simply a 12 year old going from a social outcast at an isolated camp to being accepted as part of the group?<br /><br />Yes, of course that's what it was. But I didn't realize that *at the time*.<br />Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-81660035260574301182016-02-11T00:30:46.586-08:002016-02-11T00:30:46.586-08:00> I experienced a euphoria that I cannot render...> <i>I experienced a euphoria that I cannot render into words ...</i><br /><br />You don't think this euphoria was simply a 12 year old going from a social outcast at an isolated camp to being accepted as part of the group? In other words, was religion a factor or just along for the ride. Meditation is rather a solo thing compared to being accepted as a peer in a high pressure group. In Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11407881604456752536noreply@blogger.com