Great note! It's interesting how the "mere metaphorical" view can only come about when the immediate meaning of natural phenomena is considered secondary to the reflective meaning of our abstract concepts, i.e. quantitative properties that have been isolated from the whole experience.
When we are walking outside on a hot and stagnant summer day, and a strong gust of wind blows through from mysterious origins, the first thing we experience is not the oscillation of airwaves or the pressure differentials, but the meaning of refreshment and renewal of our old sweaty state of experience, which is practically the functional meaning of Spirit.
Great note! It's interesting how the "mere metaphorical" view can only come about when the immediate meaning of natural phenomena is considered secondary to the reflective meaning of our abstract concepts, i.e. quantitative properties that have been isolated from the whole experience.
When we are walking outside on a hot and stagnant summer day, and a strong gust of wind blows through from mysterious origins, the first thing we experience is not the oscillation of airwaves or the pressure differentials, but the meaning of refreshment and renewal of our old sweaty state of experience, which is practically the functional meaning of Spirit.
And some say the spirit of deceased ones blow in the wind.