@divegeester said
Of course in the same way that atheists view theists as being deluded into believing in the supernatural, a “spiritual” atheist could in fact be similarly deluding them self and what they perceive as their spirituality is nothing more than thoughts and feelings.
Well, I am an atheist and I don't think that people who believe in supernatural things are deluded.
And, corresponding to that, I don't think that proposing the idea that the human capacities that result in belief or non-belief in supernatural things are the same capacities and that, whichever way they go beliefs-wise, is the seat of human spirituality - I don't think proposing this idea is deluded.
I take the word "spirit" from the term "human spirit". I realize it's not conventional and I only offer it for the sake of discussion and perspective [I am not seeking to update the dictionary].
I propose that your "thoughts and feelings" ~ and your beliefs ~ about the supernatural are "theism". I believe that both yours and my perceptions of the supernatural 'realm' stem from our capacity for "spirituality" ~ which I think is an amalgam of our facility for abstraction, philosophy (metaphysics), consciousness of selves, morality, curiosity about our origin and purpose etc.
An unconventional take [I admit] on what "spirituality" actually is when you dissect it, rather than a "deluded" take.