I have seen the term often enough on dating sites. It means that person has never sat down and thought it out, "it" being life and our meaning in it. They use "spiritual" and a safe way not to alienate any potential mate. On my profiles on dating site I accentuate my lack of religion, my love of my dogs and my hatred of Trump. I then tell them to keep scrolling if they take the slightest issue with any of it.

May I define the concept for you? 'Spiritual' is the state of having a spirit in your neuronal system. Spirit is an electromagnetic entity (purely physical) designed by mother nature, Nacrea (NAtural CREAtion), in order to accoplish two specific tasks, both of which support each other. Number one: Spirit sustains the body temperature - life. Number two, Spirit is of a two-fold principle: it houses two separate souls, one male and the other female. Why? because we are sexual creatures both male and female at the same time inside of us right now. Whether you are straight, or gay or lesbian, or bisexual have to do with which particular sex soul is dominant in your neuronal system. This is called the soul-pair. See mannunaki.com. Now let us define the two: 1) Have you noticed when people are in the brink of death, they say :"I feel cold," that is because their Spirit is leaving the body. 2) The neuronal soul-pair rules the two brains in you. The two minds in you. The two sexes in you RIGHT NOW! Genitalia is not sex. Genitalia is equipment for procreation. Now, finally, Spirit has this mission. You came to this life to earn experiences so as to have them stored in the memory of the neuronal soul-pair. These experiences are required by Nacrea after your flesh passes away. The universe is a living organism and IT requires our experiences in order to advance the universal intelligence.

About 30 years ago I went with a gal for a time that identified as such. She was into the woo stuff and I found it as unacceptable as religion. I know Harris talks about it positively but to me the spirit part of the word is enough to turn me off. It today is like so many other words that can have a myriad of definitions.

I think Sam Harris has a video on youtube that talks about Spirituality that seems reasonable and doesn't invoke god.

Spritual might just be another term for "wishful thinking"

I have known people who believe in a higher power, but not in the Bible or religious institutions. I have no problem with that idea. They have been and are good people or they wouldn't be my friends.

It's the new buzzword..meaning you don't attend formal church, but you feel connected with energy, nature, etc.

I guess spiritual is having faith or that "feeling" without being into organized religion.

In my opinion it is the awe, respect, and beauty of nature and life.

The closest i have ever heard, was the idea of spirituality is just rying to improve oneself forthe better, just for the sakeof doing it and receiving a sense of satisfaction from both making the effort and any acheivements made. Basically tryign to become more moral without placign judgement or one's morality onto others.

Its just bullshit like slightly religious

Maybe it's their way of saying "agnostic". Either they don't care about religion and/or they are afraid of making a definitive statement like 'Atheist'. Questiong that puts them on the spot. I advertise from the start that I'm non-theist which helps to clarify where I stand.

It is a desire to appear substantive without having to be specific. People who need to appear substantive, generally aren't.

See it more on dating sites-Could be where they are picking it up

I hear that crap all the time too. It's a way for them to straddle the fence without committing. I consider it to be cowardice by those who can't get past pascal's wager.

They can't distinguish woo from reality.

It seems to me that when a person describes themself as spiritual they may be saying that they are not part of a religion but that they believe some religious concepts. You really need to find out what they mean by that!