> People who don't see steeples often will probably think abstractly and people who do probably won't as much.

I live about a mile from a church [0], so thought of that first. I've also seen the Crooked Spire in Chesterfield [1] a few times, so thought of that as well.

On the other hand, ask me to think of, say, a skyscraper, and I'll picture a abstract building. There may be some merit to the test, but I share your thoughts that it'll be changed by people's experiences.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_All_Saints,_Aston_cu... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Mary_and_All_Sain...

Plot twist: she's actually discovered a correlation between people who grew up near a church and autism.

Most of the churches around here, such as they are, don't have steeples.