) writes:
On 6 Nov 2004 13:46:54 GMT, (William R.
Watt) wrote:

I don't think anyone can cite Jesus Chris on environmental issues since he
was only concerned with things spiritual.

As if the two were unrelated . . . .

Indeed, the spirit exsists separate from the outside world and is
contaminated by it. Goes right back to the Garden of Eden in Christian
theology where knowlege of the temporal world is equated with evil. A true
mystic attempts to cut off all exterior perception in order to know the
inner spirit.

When paddlers call their sport (or recreational passtime, however
one approaches the activity) "spiritual" they are merely being selfish,
self-serving, and trendy. That may or may not not be evil, and it may
be a change from their normal environment, and they may find it pleasant
by comparison, but it's not spiritual.
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