RE: Spirituality as an atheist?
December 18, 2015 at 4:32 am
(This post was last modified: December 18, 2015 at 4:33 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(December 16, 2015 at 4:06 pm)Reflex Wrote: I'm sorry. That was harsh and out of line.
Obviously, we are the creators of our own meaning, but human beings would still be living in caves if everyone went around (as is so common nowadays) using words to mean anything they want. That's all I'm saying. If, as an atheist, one is going to use the word 'spiritual' to express an emotional response, that's fine. But don't ignore the ramifications because they imply something with which you happen to disagree.
The keel of a ship is not the ship itself, and "awe" is not "spiritual" or "spirituality" for the same reason.
Using the word "spiritual" doesn't mean the person using the word believes in spirits, any more than using the word "magician" implies that the speaker believes in magic.
Language always evolves. Your refusal to recognize that fact does not mean it's not a fact; it only means you have a bit more to learn before you log in and start pontificating.
Your arrogance in attempting to define the feelings of people you don't know and have never met is enervating -- and it tells me that your understanding of the matter is probably less than you credit yourself with. I think you have a lot more to learn about spirituality than you think you do, I'll bet.
And I'll also bet that I'm right.
