wise words to the young. i take issue with the need for a god because religion is another crutch for the weak, but certainly a belief in something is essential whether your family, country, the truth, or any other purpose higher than the self.
Don't institutionalize God by conflating him with organized religion.
Spiritualism is within you. Embracing it heals your mental state.
Consider this. Believe that you are never in private. That always you are out in public because God is always with you watching over every action.
Compare the person with this belief to those vile people online that act in disgusting fashion because of anonymity and no repurcussions to their words and actions.
God is the OG NSA
So better behave as you're never alone.
It's a great moral hibitor for sure
sorry i must disagree. i deduce spiritualism to be the mental health equivalent of covering a festering wound with a sticking plaster. it may look better to everyone and may even keep the smell in, but in the end meat will rot if the dead flesh is not excised. i get so annoyed that faith in a supernatural entity replaces positive change, that grovelling prayer replaces action. cancer: pray war: pray money: pray
psychotic delusion urging assistance from an invisible friend will never be as effective as getting up off your knees and sorting yourself, your situation, and building the road ahead. no offence meant.
i also dont need to live in paranoia of a supreme punisher surveilling my actions for me to act correct to myself and others. those who act with charity and dignity because of fear and guilt have no merit. again, no offence meant.
Do you have dealings with death? As an atheist who moved rurally suddenly I had to cope with regular death. Shooting caught feral cats. Shooting rabbits. Slaughtering lambs I'd hand reared. Losing ewes that had become pets. Etc etc.
What experience have you in coping with death? For me saying prayers as an atheist brought great peace and acceptance.
As an atheist I looked upon the world and saw great evil. I inspected this evil and behind it I saw even vaster evil which I had to conclude was was the Satan our ancestors wrote about.
Through Spiritualism and acknowledgement of Satan I came to accept God exists. By having God with me my mental health and stability grew immensely. I lost my anger. I found more love for my family. More peace in life. Every day I count my blessings and feel better for this.
Prior to all this like many middle age men I was suffering from irrational depression. My life is great yet I felt a drive to suicide and lament life? It was bizarre.
Anyway I'm rambling. You do you and best of luck to you.
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