I don't think giving up God would have any effect on my depression and despair. It's a bit like saying that giving up God would cause someone to stop mourning the loss of a loved one. It takes time to get over, regardless of whether there be a God or not a God. It's just more comforting to think there is a God listening to my woes.Sculptor wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:36 pmI once had a conversation with a smoker. Why do you smoke - she said that I smoke because it eases my nerves.
But I pointed out to her that the reason she was nervous was because she had not had a smoke for half an hour and that the addiction was what was making her nervous in the first place. Just give up smoking and you will soon not need to smoke.
This is your experience with god.
All you have to do is give up god , and all the negative effects that you pray to relieve will disappear with your addiction to god.
However, I suppose the possibility exists that there isn't a God at all. If there were, it seems difficult to understand why a God would put people through so much. To be honest, I don't think God should punish anyone for not believing in him or her. It's difficult to have faith in this world. Quite frankly this world sucks bullocks and God owes everyone an apology when it's over.