(May 21, 2025 at 8:56 pm)Rift Zone Wrote: I used to think it was little more than a novel trait of humanity that demonstrated some of the richness and depth of our species...now I'm not so sure.
I'm hoping you could help me express it better So, what is spirituality? just a religious thing? ^some novel trait of humanity that has us "connect with something greater than ourselves"? Something more? Who does it apply to? I mean, what's going on there?
The definition is fuzzy because the concept is fuzzy, and the concept is fuzzy because the things it's trying to describe are not valued or encouraged in our society.
A subjective sense of belonging in the universe, and a feeling of solidarity with other living things, cannot be quantified, packaged for sale, or weaponized. But it can be easily mocked, by portraying spiritual people as unserious and a bit loony.
But feelings really exist, and how people feel is important. So the fact that the word is weak is a sign that some important things are also weak.
