"I think spirituality is a good thing, but I dislike any sort of dogmatic organization"
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“Dogmatic organization” is a loaded pairing: dogma implies certainty that won’t bend, organization implies hierarchy that won’t listen. Put together, they point to the social reality of religion more than the metaphysical one: gatekeeping, rules disguised as truth, belonging conditioned on compliance. The subtext is a defense of interior life against institutions that want to manage it. It’s also a preemptive move against being pinned down. Taylor claims a spiritual sensibility while keeping his autonomy intact, a posture that fits an actor’s public life where identity is constantly projected onto you and then sold back as a brand.
Culturally, it mirrors a late-20th/early-21st-century drift toward “spiritual but not religious,” less a fad than a response to scandal, politicization, and the feeling that institutions often demand allegiance before they earn trust. The quote works because it’s both conciliatory and defiant: it keeps the comfort of meaning while refusing the paperwork.
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Taylor, Noah. (2026, February 16). I think spirituality is a good thing, but I dislike any sort of dogmatic organization. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-spirituality-is-a-good-thing-but-i-126636/
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Taylor, Noah. "I think spirituality is a good thing, but I dislike any sort of dogmatic organization." FixQuotes. February 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-spirituality-is-a-good-thing-but-i-126636/.
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"I think spirituality is a good thing, but I dislike any sort of dogmatic organization." FixQuotes, 16 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-spirituality-is-a-good-thing-but-i-126636/. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.






