[lbo-talk] Question re: Religion vs "spirituality"

[B.]

Someone just forwarded me something along the lines of
Socrates challenging someone along the lines of
claiming to be "spiritual" without believing in
"spirits." "Spiritual," after all, assumes the word
"spirit" in it. And, yes, this is even after the
Greek-English translation.

And for the record I am ABSOLUTELY hostile to religion
and spirituality. (Check out my "Anti-Religion' radio
Shizo radio broadcast.) As I've said before, an ex-gf
told me the rocks in her front yard were more
spiritual than me. I took that as a compliment. I
think 'spirituality' is what atheists/agnostics claim
-- who want to get laid. =)

-B.

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Joanna asked:

"But why the hostility? There are so many forms of
self-righteousness; the claim to spirituality is just
one of them. And sometimes people do mean something
important by it, which deserves better than an insult."