I have no interest in debating this or any other point on the
basis of modern idiotic substitutes for definitions.
- samantha
> "Smigrodzki, Rafal" wrote:
>
> Spirituality includes a very high value on compassion. It
> includes valuing all human beings deeply and seeking solutions
>
> that are beneficial to all whenever possible. It defines
> "winning" as being a lot broader than "me winning" and others
> losing.
>
> ### You seem to use the word "spirituality" in a somewhat
> different meaning from the commonly accepted one: (Webster's
> dictionary)
>
> Main Entry: spir·i·tu·al·i·ty
> 1 : something that in ecclesiastical law belongs to the church
> or to a cleric as such
> 2 : CLERGY
> 3 : sensitivity or attachment to religious values
> 4 : the quality or state of being spiritual
>
> Main Entry: 1spir·i·tu·al
> 1 : of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit
> <man's spiritual needs>
> 2 a : of or relating to sacred matters <spiritual songs> b :
> ecclesiastical rather than lay or temporal <spiritual
> authority> <lords spiritual>
> 3 : concerned with religious values
> 4 : related or joined in spirit <our spiritual home> <his
> spiritual heir>
> 5 a : of or relating to supernatural beings or phenomena b :
> of, relating to, or involving spiritualism - spir·i·tu·al·ly
> adverb
> - spir·i·tu·al·ness noun
> ### Many discussions could be avoided with careful adherence
> to proper usage.
> Rafal Smigrodzki, MD-PhD
> smigrodzkir@msx.upmc.edu
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