Question by Individuality Liberty Justice: Anyone else sick of the way the word spiritual is being used these days?
Spiritually Speaking appears on R&S numerous times and has even been used like spiritually speaking which digital camera do you like, etc Christians say spiritual leaders or spiritual book or spiritual words when really they are referring to something material. New agers play songs about 9 monkeys on the bed one jumped off and hit his head and think pulling slips of paper out of a purple bag at random with some words on it thats supposed to be inspiration for the week is spiritual or metaphysical or that watching a movie and eating popcorn is some how metaphysical, (go to a unity church if you don’t believe me) Atheists doubt it and use the word spiritual in a joking way meaning nothing. The way that word is used today I could call relieving myself “a spiritual (or metaphysical) journey to the abyss of the toilet and back” (a “metaphysical” or “spiritual” and comically used place in itself that has a special place in western civilization that is both scorned and adored and that has about the same meaning) Spiritual originally meant life or spirit was the “breath of life” or “life force” or “body electric” or “chi” and was used in meditation and opening your soul to a more infinite consciousness. In pagan times spiritual was communicating with nature and our beautiful and still wonderful companions the ancient gods. We had an ability to sense and feel mother earth and the trees and the flowers and animals and creativity and a liberated mind was looked up to instead of mocked. Humanity was at peace and had all of its mind abilities until the great black cloud of monotheism reared its ugly head and smote this peace. Spirit means life and liberation always remember that.
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Answer by chiffmonkey
Spiritually Answering, f**k you.
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I Still Use It.
I don’t know but great rhetorical question…. spiritually speaking that is.
This is a superb and meaningful rant, I hope that people will set aside their ‘wall of text’ prejudices and read it all the way through.
Spirit and spiritual have many meanings, but not all of them are the same or similar between the two.
Your assertions about abilities is not supported by evidence or you completely misunderstand what you think you understand.
No. The word Spiritual can mean many different things and it does mean many different things, to different people. I have noticed that people tend to use the word Spiritual alot when describing Christianity and Islam. Probably because Islam and Christianity are both viewed as being quite rigid and, using the word spiritual softens the edges a bit.
I’m not so concerned about the way the word spirituality is used
as I am about the lack of genuine spirituality in the people who are
so often using it…