Everything has a spirit?

[ApocaRUFF]

Does anyone believe that things that are used a lot, or have a lot of 'thought' put into them (Antiques, roads, cities, old houses, etc..) have spirits?

I thought I read somewhere that this was a religion or belief, but don't know what it's called. Anyone know?

[Aragoni]

No.

[Kusghuul]

Whisky's spirits...

[nick larking]

Boudism? (not that sure if thats the one)

Meh dont think rocks have a soul :P

[[LoD] EE]

Does anyone believe that things that are used a lot, or have a lot of 'thought' put into them (Antiques, roads, cities, old houses, etc..) have spirits?

I thought I read somewhere that this was a religion or belief, but don't know what it's called. Anyone know?

Its called irrational thinking.

[Erroneous]

http://religion.wikia.com/wiki/Toasterism

[Skyborn]

If anything Shinto maybe...but I think that is more ancestors and nature spirits...

[Salaman]

I think the word you're looking for is "Animism".

[Ankh]

Reminds me of Aristotle's shit.

[Jackhowitzer]

Boudism? (not that sure if thats the one)

Meh dont think rocks have a soul :P

Bootyism? Is that some kind of religion heh heh!

[Loadafreak]

cities... have spirits?

My city screams; she is my mother, she is my lover... and I am her spirit.


Is this what we are talking about?

[Thulgar]

the japanese Shinto religion has a similar belief. wiki below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto

[DoveAlexa]

I think the word you're looking for is "Animism".
Exactly right.

[Shrang]

Reminds me of Aristotle's shit.

Personally, first thing i thought of was transcendentalism.

[t1337Dude]

We don't even have spirits.

[Red Morgan]

I think living things do, or at least the ones that we can detect a consciousness in. I doubt things without a consciousness could have a "spirit".

[DoveAlexa]

We don't even have spirits.
Yeah, nothing as evil as humanity could claim to have something "higher and nobler" in them.
I'm serious. We suck way to hard to have souls.

[t1337Dude]

I think living things do, or at least the ones that we can detect a consciousness in. I doubt things without a consciousness could have a "spirit".

So...having a spirit = consciousness? What's the difference?

Yeah, nothing as evil as humanity could claim to have something "higher and nobler" in them.
I'm serious. We suck way to hard to have souls.

Maybe for you, but for me it has nothing to do with morals. We are flesh, nothing more, nothing less. There's no form of transcendence. People just like to give themselves that entitlement out of fear.