> "Secular spirituality" reflects a paradigm that has long existed, but hasn't
> been commonly named. I would suggest, by your flapping, that it's the
> perfect name. Whilst I don't think there's any worthwhile evidence for the
> existence of "spirit" as you might like, secular spirituality is a handy
> collective term for some perfectly secular notions about human behaviour,
> emotions, and creativity.

> As for quoting the dictionary, Pottsie, well that's rather disappointing.
> Dawkins is, after all, a Fellow of the Royal Society for Literature. He's
> also one of the most noted authors for his use of concise and accurate
> language. In other words, I think he has the edge on you (no offence).
> Language evolves, and "secular spiritiuality", in our increasingly
> non-religious world, is absolutely appropriate for the current mood. It
> also, as a funny coincidence, highlights the increasing irrelevance of
> religious thought to people's lives. Be it for guidance, understanding where
> we came from, support, or marking the events of our lives, our notions of
> spirituality are forever changed.

> Dawkins is right on the pulse of this, your ideas on spirituality are
> increasingly out-moded. Whilst dictionaries can easily be updated to reflect
> the zeitgeist, are you too closed-minded?