Summary: Can an atheist be spiritual? The problem all boils down to the word spirituality. What is spirituality? And can spirituality be defined in such as way that it can be accepted by atheists. Sam Harris in his book Waking Up says yes. But he does not really define spirituality. Here is my definition: Spirituality is the purposeful cultivation of a deeper, wider, and abiding awareness of our connect with reality. By reality, atheists mean the natural world. Anything else is an interpretation without evidence.
