Comments on: Opening the spirituality can of worms. https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/opening-the-spirituality-can-of-worms/ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 20:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Wossnim https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/opening-the-spirituality-can-of-worms/#comment-25280 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 20:22:38 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=222#comment-25280 Amanda, I was just wondering if you’ve read THIS http://flowerhorne.com/2012/10/25/my-quakerism-will-be-feminist-and-anti-racist-or-it-will-be-bullshit/

]]> By: Kurt https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/opening-the-spirituality-can-of-worms/#comment-13960 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:27:01 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=222#comment-13960 But God chose what the world considers nonsense to put wise people to shame. God chose what the world considers weak to put what is strong to shame.

1 Corinthians 1:27

]]> By: Kurt https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/opening-the-spirituality-can-of-worms/#comment-13959 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:46:15 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=222#comment-13959 I have just recently been exposed to the truth of who you are through Wired Magazine’s latest issue and then instantly logged on to YouTube. Like most people who have become aware of this truth I have lots of questions.

The only one I truly want answered is this…Where does God fit into all of this? God, the true God who created everything including the differences and nuances of human beings. The one God who is the very reason we exist and in who is our only source of comfort and salvation. What are our obligations to the Sovereign God as our Savior? How do we Glorify Him through our lives? How do we accurately apply the Truth of God’s Word to our lives and our relationships with Jesus Christ? What IS sin and how does in separate us from any kind of relationship with God? How does Jesus save us from our sins by dying on the Cross?

]]> By: rejesus blog » Blog Archive » I need help https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/opening-the-spirituality-can-of-worms/#comment-13958 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:31:32 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=222#comment-13958 […] the idea for this post after reading a blog entry by Amanda Baggs over at Ballastexistenz, ”Opening the Spirituality Can of Worms“. Amanda is disabled. She has autism. A lot of people who read her blog assume that she must […]

]]> By: Hazel https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/opening-the-spirituality-can-of-worms/#comment-13957 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:00:33 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=222#comment-13957 You are my hero! I have a three and a half year old son with autism. He is one of the greatest blessings I have ever been given. Since the day of his diagnosis I have been troubled. My very most valued relationship in my life is the one I have with God. What is your perception of God? Is he real to you? I need to know that Andrew can have a friendship with his loving heavenly father. How do I teach him? I really appreciate your time that you have taken to read this small letter. I know I am not nearly as eloquent as you, but it is from my heart. I am grateful to have the opportunity to correspond with you. God Bless.
Hazel

]]> By: Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Quote: Disability, Stereotypes, And Spirituality https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/opening-the-spirituality-can-of-worms/#comment-13956 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:26:42 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=222#comment-13956 […] From Ballastexistenz: The disability category I belong to — cognitively disabled people in general, autistic people in particular, non-speaking autistic people in more particular, and autistic people who use FC at least some of the time in even more particular — has a spiritual stereotype about it that is misleading and damaging to our real spirituality. That stereotype parallels, and is sometimes used alongside, the stereotype of the noble savage. The reasoning goes that we are “simple” and therefore closer to God because we lack the sin that the rest of humanity has, that we are purer versions of humanity than non-disabled people, and that we are totally innocent. […]

]]> By: anon. https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/opening-the-spirituality-can-of-worms/#comment-13955 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:33:29 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=222#comment-13955 Dawkins doesn’t get that empirical scientific reasoning is a poor tool for observation of spiritual reality, of a creation’s relationship with God.

]]> By: Unnua https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/opening-the-spirituality-can-of-worms/#comment-13954 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 13:17:18 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=222#comment-13954 This post gives me a lot to think about, particularly because I’m in the middle of seriously questioning my own religion, and everything connected to religion in general, including spirituality, which I’m not sure I have much experience of. Seriously, one minute I think I would like to pray more regularly, the next I want to embrace atheism. I’m so confused, and rather upset about it too. BTW, have you read any of Richard Dawkins’ books? Just curious. Anyway, thanks for writing this post, I’m glad you did.

]]> By: David https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/opening-the-spirituality-can-of-worms/#comment-13953 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 22:04:03 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=222#comment-13953 I am fascinated by your thoughts and experiences and honesty about this “can of worms”. THank you so much for sharing.

]]> By: yitz https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/opening-the-spirituality-can-of-worms/#comment-13952 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 06:04:55 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=222#comment-13952 first, I’d like to say I’ve learned a lot from your post, about my own complacency, and my own bias, and just how much I need to make sure that my help is actually helpful. Thank you.

you spoke about pattern recognition and understanding the world through patterns, as well as symbols/patterns breaking down in the pursuit of God. (By the way I found your post from another blog, so I know nothing of your background beyond this post.)

It struck a cord with me, because I’m constantly trying to recognize patterns in everything and my brain does an unusually good job of it. (my eyes aren’t very good, but I can usually see farther than most people because I can recognize much more subtle patterns for example) No matter how much I’ve tried to give up (the attempt of) seeing the whole of everything at once, ie. one pattern that contains everything, I always seem to obsessively come back to it. I was hoping you could elucidate a little more what you said about the limitations of patterns. (For a little more reference my primary world view revolves around the way things move and flow. Feeling the motion. Patterns end up feeling like something to me.) Whenever I get obsessed and try to see everything at once it depresses me and I end up at this image of a circle/sphere swallowing itself so that it’s growing and shrinking at once, perpetually finding another dimension to be swallowed into. I actually found a description of something similar written by the mathematician Pascal.

sorry If i’ve talked a lot about myself in this comment.. i tried to avoid it as much as possible, but you really struck a cord with the limitations of symbols. If you don’t have time/energy to answer in more depth, don’t worry.. I’ve grown beyond these problems (and through them grown more spiritual as per your definition) and overcome them, you just reawakened the memory and I was curious how you would better explain what you said, I’d still like to understand.

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