Date/Time 14 Jul 2014 12:04:56am
If something is not knowable, it cannot fall within the purview of science. Yet, there is no such thing that can be described, for to do so, would be to know it.

This is, of course, semantics. What you are actually saying is that we should carve out a patch which science is not allowed to touch, while having no good (or knowable) reason for doing so. This is a distraction tactic used in order to avoid a conflict between science (reason) and religion (imagination).

There is no real reason to create this distinction. I mean, you refer to the spiritual but, (and in Johnny Cash style) can you "reach out an touch faith"? Well, yes and no. Faith is a psychological function of our higher intelligence which results from the operation of our neurological makeup. There is no "hidden" function which can be attributed to a "spirit" or "soul" outside of the brain - thus, the claim for special treatment of spirituality is flawed - as is every claim of that nature which I have ever encountered.