Spiritual practices often involve beliefs about the world that might not be compatible with scientific rationalism, and that’s a valid criticism, but I think it’s a mistake to only consider them as epistemological perspectives. The value of that stuff is for people to have tools for organizing meaning in their lives, conceptual foundations for community, culture, art, etc. I’m an atheist and have many of the usual atheist objections to religious beliefs, but spiritual feelings and experiences are valid and can be considered as distinct from questions about what is reality and how to accomplish goals, and I can respect people who are trying to explore those things.
I am all for people living how they like. I respect others beliefs and choices and all. I just think the word spirituality is a lot like god … I mean it’s like saying “everything is God” or “the universe is God”; it doesn’t really add anything for me when there’s a label added to something; just kind of confuses things IMHO.
I love art, music and psychedelic experiences. I enjoy and take notes about some of my dreams. I just don’t attribute anything extra to it; I don’t see the point.
Shrug “to each their own” ( with respect)
Spiritual experience to some …
Just awesome or good experience to me…
If You were to have everyone try to define what a spirituality is or what a spiritual experience may be; I think You’d get a lot of different answers; same way people give different definitions/ explanations about what “god” means to them.
I like to keep things simple; life’s complicated/ confusing enough as it is for me personally.
Spiritual practices often involve beliefs about the world that might not be compatible with scientific rationalism, and that’s a valid criticism, but I think it’s a mistake to only consider them as epistemological perspectives. The value of that stuff is for people to have tools for organizing meaning in their lives, conceptual foundations for community, culture, art, etc. I’m an atheist and have many of the usual atheist objections to religious beliefs, but spiritual feelings and experiences are valid and can be considered as distinct from questions about what is reality and how to accomplish goals, and I can respect people who are trying to explore those things.
I am all for people living how they like. I respect others beliefs and choices and all. I just think the word spirituality is a lot like god … I mean it’s like saying “everything is God” or “the universe is God”; it doesn’t really add anything for me when there’s a label added to something; just kind of confuses things IMHO.
I love art, music and psychedelic experiences. I enjoy and take notes about some of my dreams. I just don’t attribute anything extra to it; I don’t see the point.
Shrug “to each their own” ( with respect)
Spiritual experience to some … Just awesome or good experience to me…
If You were to have everyone try to define what a spirituality is or what a spiritual experience may be; I think You’d get a lot of different answers; same way people give different definitions/ explanations about what “god” means to them.
I like to keep things simple; life’s complicated/ confusing enough as it is for me personally.
I did enjoy reading your reply however; TYVM ☺️