polymathwannabe comments on Is Spirituality Irrational? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: lisper 12 February 2016 05:39:52PM 4 points [-]

That surprises me. Why?

Please note that "spiritual" != "supernatural". I'm using "spiritual" here to describe a particular kind of subjective experience that some people have and others don't. So there's no such thing as "rejection of the spiritual" -- that's a category error.

Comment author: Old_Gold 16 February 2016 03:50:25AM 3 points [-]

That surprises me.

It shouldn't. Unfortunately, "taking offense" is some people's standard reaction to arguments they can't refute.

Comment author: polymathwannabe 16 February 2016 03:38:57PM -1 points [-]

Have you had spiritual experiences? How do you explain them? How would you convince others of the reality of those experiences?