Researcher Bias & Materialist Methodology: Kant, Sherif, and McGilChrist state real-world context is required. The Maxim that spirituality is "intangible and beyond the senses" (Miller & Thorensen) is wrong on several levels 1. That is a Definist fallacy" 2. There are tangible spiritualitiesno  proper categorize types  "rigid adherence" to quantification (McGilChrist) & laboratory experiments (K Deaux).
Creators: name: Peck Jr, Charles E.
Publisher: name: Knowledge Commons
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: United States. General Accounting Office. Program Evaluation and Methodology Division
subject: Science and Public Policy Studies Group
subject: Australian Association for the Study of Religions
subject: Council on Religion and International Affairs
subject: Action research--Methodology
subject: Aesthetics--Methodology
subject: Philippine Normal College
subject: Philippine literature
subject: Central Philippine University
subject: Philippine Normal University
subject: Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness
subject: Spiritual Council of Churches
subject: National Spiritual Science Center
subject: Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth
subject: Fellowship for Spiritual Understanding

description: Sr Director Evans of Kaiser Permanente Member Services sent me a written letter - by registered mail no less - stating that my rights to KP services had been suspended for abusive conduct. Director Evans listed my critique of materialist methodology as the number 1 abuse.  
"December 8, 2022 "I felt that the acceptance of the Definist fallacy and your refusal to acknowledge my rights and beliefs as extremely offensive" I even filed a complaint with the DOJ [which I sent them but they never read apparently] which was accepted. My position is endorsed by Dr. Koenig, Dr Wong, and Dr Farra, and Stefan Schindler" 
Peer Reviewed Critique of Materialist Methodology 
A.	The psychologists, William R. Miller and Carl E. Thoresen, state in their article, 
"Spirituality, religion and health: an emerging field of research": "A philosophical basis for this perspective is materialism, the belief that there is nothing to study because spirituality is intangible and beyond the senses." That the pivotal part of that argument is a fallacy – specifically the "Definist fallacy" because it uses "loaded" terms which prevents any real dialogue or communication. "The Definist Fallacy occurs when someone unfairly defines a term so that a controversial position is made easier to defend. Same as the Persuasive Definition." (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) 
The critique – dating from 2017-2018 has had well over 10,000 views and zero criticisms 
1. Dr. Paul Wong, Professor Emeritus of Trent University edited two large volumes of The Human Quest for Meaning 
2. Dr. Harold Koenig, a medical doctor-psychiatrist, a well published and very well-known author and researcher stated about this article: "Charlie – makes perfect sense to me, 
3. Dr. Stephen Farra: Columbia International University Emeritus "Definist Fallacy (leading to a closed Materialism) is spiritual poison, and has hurt us all
4. Stefan Schindler, an award-winning author, and retired psychology-philosophy professor 
A.	Death is a Figment of your imagination - Narrative Illustration: 
Not too long ago, I happened to be talking with a Filipina college student at a street restaurant in General Santos, Philippines. I went over the materialist argument as explained by Miller & Thompson in the NIH article as "the belief that there is nothing to study because spirituality is intangible and beyond the senses." Since Filipinas have a reputation for being spiritual, I was a bit surprised when the Filipina college student/graduate emphatically agreed with the argument that spirituality is unreal and nonexistent because you can't measure it. So, I asked her to consider – for a moment - the concept of "death!" I pointed out that - of all things - "death" is "intangible and beyond the senses" and way beyond quantification. I emphasized that if you then follow the logic and reasoning of the materialist argument "Death is then a "figment of her imagination and superstitious nonsense." She paused for a second then agreed with my reasoning – which is a major success for me.