RE: what do christians (and people in general) mean by "feeling empty inside"?
April 15, 2013 at 10:35 am
So...I'm not a psychologist or psychiatrist, but I do know plenty of theists who had a "hole" they tried to fill with just about anything PLUS Jesus, as much as the atheists with 'holes' tried to fill it with just about anything minus god. Neither worked.
God was a bandaid for a lot of these people - something to focus on without resolving the issues at hand. I personally think it's better to fix the issues, or at least identify them as such and come to a solution. Some people say God helps them do this. I also personally think those people come to those decisions all on their own and have a problem with taking credit.
I don't have a problem giving to charity or helping people or being nice or productive or anything else in life without god, and I don't feel there's a 'hole' there because I know what I need, I know who I am, I know what I want, and I know what my problems are. I have solutions for the problems and support from my friends and a positive set of values I follow. There's no room for god.
God was a bandaid for a lot of these people - something to focus on without resolving the issues at hand. I personally think it's better to fix the issues, or at least identify them as such and come to a solution. Some people say God helps them do this. I also personally think those people come to those decisions all on their own and have a problem with taking credit.
I don't have a problem giving to charity or helping people or being nice or productive or anything else in life without god, and I don't feel there's a 'hole' there because I know what I need, I know who I am, I know what I want, and I know what my problems are. I have solutions for the problems and support from my friends and a positive set of values I follow. There's no room for god.
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