I consider myself to be agnostic because:
a) I do not know if there is a god or not in all of space, time and the different universes. Anyone who says they know either way needs some very very strong evidence. In my life time I have seen no such evidence.
b) I am not able to clearly define what God is or isn't.
However, I still think there are a lot of lessons and morals that can be learnt from a variety of religions. Below are articles and essays that make me think about my own spirituality and religion.
I'd also recommend the book Soil and Soul: People versus Corporate Power, where Alastair McIntosh writes extensively about spirituality. For fiction which touches on religion and spirituality I'd recommend The Brothers Karamozov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger and Siddhartha by Herman Hesse.
Buddhism and Radical Politics - UK Watch’s Alex Doherty interviews David Edwards of Medialens on the relationship between Buddhism and radical politics.
Wikipedia article on Asceticism
Wikipedia article on Pantheism
Change your Mind Change your Brain: The Inner Conditions for Authentic Happiness -Google Video of Matthieu Ricard
Does God Exist? - Adèle Mercier - Dept of Philosophy, Queen’s University - an atheists perspective.
The Pursuit of Emptiness - by John Perry Barlow
Is Something Missing? - by Jon Carroll
In Doubt We Trust: Cults, religions, and BS [Belief Systems] in general by Robert Anton Wilson Published November 29, 1999 in Whoa!
Matthieu Ricard: Meet Mr Happy Robert Chalmers - 18 February 2007 - Independent. Also here
My cure for affluenza - Rachel Johnson - The Sunday Times January 14, 2007
How The Brain Rewires Itself - Sharon Begley - Time - Jan. 19, 2007
The great get a life debate - The Times - April 29, 2007 - On Therapy
