what the FUCk is "spiritual but not religious"

[ncba93ivyase]

WOMEN DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS THIS ALL THE TIME

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD OR RELIGION THEN WHAT THE fuck DOES BEING SPIRITUAL MEAN

"i'm a vegetarian but i'm very into cheeseburgers and t-bone steaks"

seriously what does this mean

are they closeted christians or what

[Samus Aran]

they probably assume that "religious" has to refer to believing in god or not

when in fact of course it also encompasses believing in spirituality of any kind to begin with, god or no god

[[hedy]Zidone]

WICCANS

or, they believe in the Real&Present Power of ouija boards, astrology, Fortune, etc.

[ncba93ivyase]

WICCANS

or, they believe in the Real&Present Power of ouija boards, astrology, Fortune, etc.

i get that some people are dumb enough to believe in astrology but when someone describes themselves as "spiritual" i assume it guides their daily lives

i would hope no one lets a ouija board decide their morals

[Boogus Epirus Aurelius]

WICCANS

or, they believe in the Real&Present Power of ouija boards, astrology, Fortune, etc.

i get that some people are dumb enough to believe in astrology but when someone describes themselves as "spiritual" i assume it guides their daily lives

i would hope no one lets a ouija board decide their morals

I just let it decide my dinners.
Somehow it knows what I have in my cupboards and chooses from there.
Most of the time.

Spirituality is associated with the metaphysical side of humanity when people get itches to find purpose or meaning in their lives. You hear people describing a two week trip hiking some remote back-country in the mountains alone and getting down with nature as a "spiritual experience". In reality, they probably just had a ton of time for introspection in an inspiring environment.

So I guess one definition of spirituality is self realization maybe and doesn't really have much to do with any dieties or divine force.

But mostly people like to label themselves as such to get a few comments on facebook and to make their yoga sessions a little more rewarding. Probably.  Q('_' Q)

[Hiro]

I think my mom would somewhat describe herself this way
by it she believes in spirits and afterlife and some sort of a god and follows her own ideas of morality and otherworldly things but she is strongly opposed to organized religion

[don't let's]

Yeah it probably just means that they don't follow any sort of religions that are currently out here but that they do probably believe in some sort of supernatural or deity/deities. 

[hotlikesauce.]

it's so they can hop around and be bar sluts and not be morally objected to it and skip waking up on sundays to go to church, but still look like a "good person" in the eyes of their family and friends.

[snoorkel]

"religious" means adhering to organized faith or cultural practices

spirituality is like being schizotypal

[??????]

when womyn use it they mean 'feeling exploration' and trying to find a purpose in life through occult things like 'introspection', 'self-reflection' and 'awareness'.

[C.Mongler]

this thread could be answered by god damn dictionary.com christ

[PLEASEHELP1991]

"religious" means adhering to organized faith or cultural practices

spirituality is like being schizotypal

when womyn use it they mean 'feeling exploration' and trying to find a purpose in life through occult things like 'introspection', 'self-reflection' and 'awareness'.

clucky is a good example of a schizotypal personality

[Samus Aran]

when womyn use it they mean 'feeling exploration' and trying to find a purpose in life through occult things like 'introspection', 'self-reflection' and 'awareness'.

no i'm pretty sure they're just trying to be trendy

[??????]

when womyn use it they mean 'feeling exploration' and trying to find a purpose in life through occult things like 'introspection', 'self-reflection' and 'awareness'.

no i'm pretty sure they're just trying to be trendy

GUFF IMAGE OF WOOOOSH

[Samus Aran]

when womyn use it they mean 'feeling exploration' and trying to find a purpose in life through occult things like 'introspection', 'self-reflection' and 'awareness'.

no i'm pretty sure they're just trying to be trendy

GUFF IMAGE OF WOOOOSH

funny