Physical vs Spiritual

The Greeks had a predominate philosophy that the physical world was corrupt and the spiritual is pure. We see this in Aristotle's writings and he tries to show why that is so but he stops short of calling materialism and pleasure wicked but only says there is a proper application to each. Concerning friendships, having ones that are for usefulness and ones that are for pleasure aren't bad but the ones based in intellect last the longest and bring the most satisfaction.
All mankind throughout the centuries has based philosophy and religion on observations concerning physical and spiritual. We see the physical world and our pleasures are temporary and prone to decay. But where does the life that animates things come from and where does it go? Life works contrary to physical laws and so it must have a power all its own, must be pure and must be eternal. Our own intellect and reasoning abilities are superior to the rest of the world. It seems inconceivable that it would die out in the same way that a plant does. Every philosophy and religion tries to explain this. Some have special places such as heaven that everyone goes to. Some use these destinations as incentives to do good for others. They have hell for those who are bad and different levels for those who are heroic and good. And there are the spiritualists that simply think everything is a continuum and life just goes from one death and activates another life somewhere. But they all try to address the mystery of how physical life is temporary and a spirit is an individual creation that cannot die the same way. The basic Christian view is that not only is the spirit redeemed but all physical objects will be put right in the future.
Concerning our actions though, the desires that we use all our senses for are the most pleasurable. It is better to go to a place than to simply read about it. It is better to see someone than to simply text them. But our intellect gives us an avenue for experiences that we couldn't otherwise have; television and listening to the radio along with books too. It is the actions that use senses other than our mind that determine our character to ourselves and others. Actions bear ramifications and a wise person carefully considers them. Recklessness may have the appearance of courage; but a person who considers options and is willing to plow through to accomplish best ones has true courage. Relationships that are both physical in proximity and intellectual in commonality are the most rewarding. And this is the conclusion that Aristotle comes to also. He doesn't seem to stand by the philosophy that the spiritual is pure while physical is bad.