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Directions: The passage given below is followed by four alternative summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage. Key in the number of the option you choose as your answer.

Spiritual Atheists are people who do not believe in a literal "God”, but still consider themselves to be (often deeply) "Spiritual" people. There is no consensus among Spiritual Atheists regarding the literal existence of one's own "spirit" or a collective "spirit"; however, there is consensus that if any "spirit" does exist, it is not external to the universe and it is not "supernatural". Spiritual Atheists believe that nothing that exists or happens violates the nature of the universe; they believe that all such things only further define the nature of the universe. For Spiritual Atheists, being "spiritual" means (at the very least) to nurture thoughts, words, and actions that are in harmony with the idea that the entire universe is, in some way, connected; even if only by the mysterious flow of cause and effect at every scale. Therefore, Spiritual Atheists generally feel that as they go about their lives striving to be personally healthy and happy, they should also be striving to help the world around them be healthy and happy.

  1. Spiritual Atheists are people who are disconnected with God but very much connected with the way they determine the flow of the universe.

  2. An underlying spirit that defines the universe and contributes to sustaining its harmony is central to the philosophy of Spiritual Atheists.

  3. Spiritual Atheists believe that spirits, if any, are benign and immanent and get shared within the people they interact.

  4. Spiritualism is nothing but compromising with the happenings of the world imbibing all along an optimistic sense that elicits from a special purpose behind them.
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Explanation
  1. It is not correct. Spiritual Atheists do not determine the flow of the universe. The entire universe is connected or determined by a mysterious flow of cause and effect.
    1. It is not valid since spiritual atheists have no consensus on the existence of any spirit. Hence, we cannot assume “spirit” to be a “central” element of their philosophy.
    2. Only this option is correct. It says that 'Spiritual Atheists' believe that nothing that exists or happens violates the nature of the universe and they strive to help the world around them to be healthy and happy.
    3. It is not correct. Spiritualism cannot be said to be a compromise. It is more of a kind of choice. 

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