"I'm spiritual but not religious." Help me out y'all. What does this mean?

[concise]

I mean, really - what the hell is that supposed to mean? I've been hearing this thing for years, and when I ask, the answers I always get are like .

Maybe without a time limit, we can get a better answer like this. What does this mean?

 

[BlvdBrawler]

It means they have a personal relationship with God or Nature or the Universe, however they see fit.

 

[concise]

It means they have a personal relationship with God or Nature or the Universe, however they see fit.

 

[sanityovar8ted]

to me it means i have a relationship with god but i dont follow organized religion.

 

[Arishok]

For me, it means your in tune with your spirituality but you don't adhere to any religion but everyone sees spirituality differently. I see it more as enlightenment, self-awareness, opening your third eye, meditating, things like that which don't necessarily belong to any one religion.

 

[Primetime21]

What don't you get doggy. Being religious and having a spiritual connection to a higher being or the world as a whole are two different things.

 

[ROBEEZYKILLA]

i don't believe in organized religion but i believe in the soul, afterlife and god so i consider myself spiritual but not religious

 

[Diondon]

They're not denominational but still believe in a higher power.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

its a bunch of BS, thats all you need to know

 

[Mindfield333]

I mean, really - what the hell is that supposed to mean? I've been hearing this thing for years, and when I ask, the answers I always get are like .

Maybe without a time limit, we can get a better answer like this. What does this mean?

not restricted to one religious belief system.

meaning I can read/study whatever i want without drawing criticism from certain groups

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

I mean, really - what the hell is that supposed to mean? I've been hearing this thing for years, and when I ask, the answers I always get are like .

Maybe without a time limit, we can get a better answer like this. What does this mean?

Let me tell you.

I'm pretty much an anti-theist, so I'm qualified to speak on this shyt.

It means: "I want to believe in something so I take the aspects of existing and popular religions and twist it to fit what I want to be true since the brand name religions are bullshyt"

 

[intruder]

I mean, really - what the hell is that supposed to mean? I've been hearing this thing for years, and when I ask, the answers I always get are like .

Maybe without a time limit, we can get a better answer like this. What does this mean?

Means they believe and pray to god but dont necessarily attend church and follow all the extra crap that RELIGION try to push onto you

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

not restricted to one religious belief system.

meaning I can read/study whatever i want without drawing criticism from certain groups

You can still be criticized since you're holding unsubstantiated claims.

 

[SemiEnlightenedBum]

means they wanna basically be a fornicator without the guilt of a "grandpa" G-d judging them

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

It means they have a personal relationship with God or Nature or the Universe, however they see fit.

AKA the "God of the Gaps" argument.