I find your survey is too limited in it's scope. It also encourages one to vote for 'spiritual' in the sci angle.
Some of the questions that can be considered regarding this are numerous but some that appear often are:
'Does the spirit exist?'
'Is spirit (whatever one conceives that to be) our *true* nature?'
"Do you consider that your spiritual self is dominant over and or is
the source over life itself?'
There are numerous answers to these (Or other) questions and considerations regarding the experience of life.
I'll answer for myself:
Life is about discovering, partaking and creating; when it's various aspects are adequately understood, respected and created with in as harmonious a way as possible... it can be a very enjoyable and rewarding experience.
Of course every now and then one has to get out the scathe and wack some of the weeds.:wink2:
To consider that the physical universe is but 'the mud' without 'spiritual infusion' is naive and lacks adequate observation.
I find myself in an intimate and inseparable relationship with my consciousness, my thoughts, my body, other people and the vast world and universes: all connected and interdependant as creation fulfilling itself.
The glue or 'source point' is conciousness. Is that 'God' or 'Spirit' or 'The Creator'? I don't know and 'Quite frankly my Dear, I don't give a damm'
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IMO, any conceivable consideration of those proposed concepts or answers to those questions may be interesting to think or talk about, possibly helpful for awhile if one has found themselves in a rut and lost their zeal for creativity and love in life... but as a permanently dominate pursuit- they are unnecessary vias. What one is attempting to understand by formulating a concept of 'spirit'... one already has, is and is involved in the creation of. It's the whole package moving forward together that is key; attempting (because that's all one is doing...
attempting) to segrege oneself from any main part of creation will end in failure and self limitation.
I don't find it to be of any use to attempt a psychological 'coup d'etat' in the hopes of considering or realizing an 'immortal', 'spiritually dominant' or 'independently powerful' existence.
But then again, I'm just an ex-sci... so what the fuck do I know?
Is there such a thing as 'theta', 'elan vital', etc. Or is it all atoms and molecules?