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-Removed-“ Yes a theist can be a scientist, but it does not logically follow that a scientist can be committed to a spiritual belief. ”
This is a classic case of making a statement without any rationale in support of it. It does not logically follow that a scientist, by virtue of being a scientist, is excluded from a spiritual belief.
I do not think I’m making the same argument as Ghost, I’m not interested in conflating spirituality with psychology or religion, as I’ve mentioned I think the latter is the antithesis of spirituality whilst the former is probably unrelated to it, if it exists at all.
-Removed-But, as I say, it is possible to not hold a belief in these things but to allow that they might nevertheless still exist. I don't currently hold any belief in spirits and souls, but I'm not absolutely certain that I am right. I find value in discussing the subject with others to find their views and the basis for their beliefs, and I accept that their paradigm may more accurately represent reality than my own.