Freedom of Religion

[Abracadabra]

If you'd like to define, precisely, what spiritual is then we could see if the concept has indeed been addressed.

I've tried to be as clear on that as I can possibly be in my posts.

I've stated, (in think several times) that my idea of "spirit" is along the lines proposed in Eastern Mysticism.
I will grant you that there are many different Eastern Mystical philosophies so that's not an crystal clear definition to be sure.
None the less, for posts on an Internet forum I think it should be sufficient to at least convey what I'm trying to get at.
I've described it as best I possibly can as follows:

1. There exists some sort of "cosmic mind" that underlies the fabric of the spacetime universe in which we live.
2. This mind does indeed have structure and information which I claim resides in an ocean of "quantum fields".
3. This ocean of quantum phenomena may very well be the "body of God".
4. It is my position (as well as the position of the Eastern Mystics) that this cosmic mind is the seat of all conscious experience.
5. It is also this mystical cosmic mind that gives rise to the entire fabric of spacetime (i.e. the physical universe)

So it is this mysterious, "Cosmic Mind" (or cosmic entity) that I am calling "spirit" and I say, "Tat t'vam asi", meaning "You are it".

That's my basic hypothesis of "spirit", and I call it "spirit" because the Eastern Mystics view it that way as well.
It's perfectly legitimate use of the term in this situation. I'm not trying to confuse the issue. I'm just using a term I believe fits.

Do I claim to fully understand precisely how this can work in detail? No, absolutely not.
Do I even claim to know that this must necessarily be the true nature of reality. No, I do not.
Do I ask anyone else to even believe this? No, I do not.

All I have ever suggested is that I personally believe that it's reasonable to be open-minded that this could be the truth of reality.

I'm personally agnostic about it myself. I have no clue what the hell's going on. I confess that openly.

The only thing I object to is atheists proclaiming to me that this philosophy has been "ruled out" by science.

I say hogwash.

That's my story, and um stick'in to it.

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