In his answer to the question "Is the Internet making us less religious?"  S. Brent Plate comments on a scientific view that equates "religion" and "spirituality" at Trans/Missions. His reflection:

Future neurobiological studies of religious experience will inevitably have to examine the kind of spiritual multitasking that has always been an integral part of religion. And as they report on the cultural consequences of new media, journalists should remember that the while the boisterousness of the electronic frontier may seem novel, it's also a reflection of who we already are.