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Jankel's writing style is also overly simplistic, as are the ideas presented here and so I did find it, at times, quite tedious and hard to focus on. Whilst an easy to read format makes ''Spiritual Atheist'' accessible for all, it also leads to a less than satisfying exploration of happiness and fulfilment. There is also little explanation from Jankel, rather definitive statements are made without much evidence to back it up, points such as ''for a spiritual atheist, the mind-body problem disappears. Mind and body are simply two aspects of the same M?ibusMoibus-strip-like reality. We see body when we weigh it or put it in a scanner. We see a mind when we meditate or dance.'' Jankel rarely follows through to explain or elaborate on such statements which, for a critical thinker such as myself, feels unsatisfying. Whilst it could be argued that it would be remiss to assume Jankel has all the answers, particularly with regard to the amorphous issue of spiritual fulfilment, I expected more from this book and was left disappointed.