[Ads-l] "spiritual, not religious"

[Laurence Horn]

Yes, I believe we’ve discussed “nones”, in both its semantic properties and the phonological aspects that make it unlikely to succeed in spoken English (although for different reasons depending on the sex of the referent).

LH



> On Apr 19, 2023, at 4:41 PM, Betty Birner <bbirner at NIU.EDU> wrote:
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> They're also widely known as "nones" (from checking "none" on surveys of religious affiliation, despite not being atheists).  But I imagine this group is way ahead of me on this.
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> Well, maybe more than before, but it's hardly new. My mother, who died in 1975, used to describe herself as spiritual but not religious (as well as being agnostic), especially since "organized religion" was anathema to her.
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> LH
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> On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 PM Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:
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>> In my hearing, more people than before say that they are spiritual but 
>> not religious.
>> Maybe this has to do with changing perceptions of the definitions of 
>> these terms.
>> Stephen Goranson
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