DNA and Music (General)

by George Jelliss , St Leonards on Sea, Friday, July 23, 2010, 19:59 @ dhw

dhw refers to: a “core of truth” a “life force” a “basic force of Nature” an “ungraspable, harmonious essence of life ... beyond the scope of language”.

So not only is dhw no longer an agnostic, he is now a mystic!

I agree of course that one can have a sense of wonder or awe at aspects of Nature, but object to this being called “spiritual”, even if it is meant “in a non-religious sense”, because frankly it doesn't have a non-religious sense. Spirituality implies having a “spirit”, which like “life force” etc is an unscientific concept.

I would prefer to say that reacting mentally to music or the productions of nature is a matter of “aesthetic appreciation”. Perhaps there is a better word for it. But that word is not “spirituality”.

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GPJ