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What does it mean when a person says they're spiritual but not religious?

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It usually means that they don't know what they're talking about. The secularist by not wanting to be associated with a specific religious organization thinks he or she is non-religious. They're still religious if they believe in a worthwhile afterlife provided by some unspecified agency. There are religions of many people and religions of one person.

Exceptions will exist in those that have not yet considered or have rejected the possibility of afterlife. They can be spiritualists without being religious. Another exception is those that have a pessimistic view of afterlife. It has to reflect optimism. All of these exceptions are examples of proto-dabbler belief: which is the proven precursor to the Buddhism of today.