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Spiritual is an oft misused word. some people use it to absolve themselves of guilt for their wrongdoing not permitted by religion. 'Spiritual' people in my experience are either chill as hell and cool af or one of the most obnoxious people you've ever met.

Lapsed LCMS which is really the only denomination to go with. Worst part is parsing the Bible which I find hard to believe is complete and accurate over all these millenia.

I also have scratched the surface of but not dived into northern Germanic / Nordic ways which I'm also descended from.

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My take-away from religious texts is that they're riddled with metaphors and riddles to hide the exact truth. The Bible, the most important of the lot, requires a person to look for God within themselves and their actions, whereas much of the suggestions of modern day Christians and religious leaders is that a higher power, or a third party, is coming to save them. I do not believe this to be the case, and that the truth is inward, not outward.

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This brings to mind the idea/claims that praying will solve everything because that's what David did when fighting Goliath and other stories...completely missing that David did something after praying.

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Your use of "dived" is very curious. Are you British or something? It isn't incorrect, but definitely not something many American's would use. It stands out for sure.

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You must be new.

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People who believe the physical plane we live in is not the ultimate and only plane, and that through a series of different rites can help them overcome it.

"Spiritual" being a very broad term, there is no generic best or worst part becauss it can mean something great or awful.

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It means the spirits rise up and torment me at night.

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I generally think of someone who is spiritual as being someone who loosely or passively follows a religion. Someone who doesn't actively or regularly attend church, but may join friends or family on special occasions. A spiritual person may not confine themselves to any one particular religion, and they may not even be very knowledgeable of the bible. In general its a person who does not make religion a primary focus in their lives. It could also be one step short of agnosticism or atheism.

Spiritual is not well defined in general, and the idea may vary from person to person.

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Sometimes I'm spiritual. It depends on what I feel like when I go buy alcohol. The worst part is the spirits tend to be more expensive than beer...