[Yetiuiu]

Not to be snarky but why do you think this can't be seen as spiritual?

What's the real difference?

Even if you think believing in the spaghetti monster is just a joke, it does the SE thing as other believes: it units you with other believers, it gives you an answer and it gives you structure.

It's not your place to evaluate your belie e against others.

After all I have never seen someone who actually follows Jesus Christ and does what he apparently in there believe system did.

[NateEag]

People who genuinely devote their lives to following Jesus do seem to be incredibly rare.

I've historically believed in the Nicene Creed, but I doubt you could see much unconditional love in my practical actions, my ideals notwithstanding.

Simone Weil comes to mind as an example of someone who seems to have done it:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Weil

[GavinMcG]

I don't claim software development couldn't possibly be spiritual. Just that the comment was not earnest.