Most people with faith don't think about their faith most of the time. Atleast this is the case with the people I know.
The biggest thing I’ve noticed is not having a large community to feel a part of. Those I know who are active in church communities tend to have a more active social life. I have close friends for sure, but I do miss that sense of greater community and cause.
The only other thing I feel acutely is the sense of being all on my own and the decider of my own destiny. There’s no leaning on faith as a crutch during tough times.
This is a very open-ended question. I think most people view faith as a spiritual thing. Having faith in a god or gods, but if you believe in something strongly enough, it’s possible you have faith in that.
Gravity is kind of a stupid example, I’m going to use it anyway. If you have faith in the laws of gravity that means you genuinely believe and respect the laws of gravity.
Don’t envy them. Ignorance isn’t bliss. Knowledge and rational thinking is power.
I don't handle loss well. To religious people it's temporary because they believe they'll reconnect in the afterlife. To me it's permanent and I haven't found a good way to cope yet.
When I'm feeling sad about the people I've lost over the years, I like to ponder the vast gulf of time and possibility that lies ahead. The human mind is probably not as complicated and unique as we like to think, so perhaps someday there'll be an ancestor simulation of some sort in which we get to meet again.
Your username is quite suited to this mindset so hopefully it helps. :)
A similar thought down that line has helped a little. If space and time are infinite, then who's to say that anyone is ever truly gone. Their number just needs to come up again.
To put it in mathematical terms, people are subject to Poincaré recurrence given enough time and space.
Having faith in God is great. Everyone can. I suggest going to an iUPC church and see what it’s all about.
This is unrelated by who is your favorite candidate if Trump is unable to run?
Sorry for hijacking the thread.
It's kind of hard for me to describe since it's just normal for me. I guess think about all the times you're not actively thinking about what God thinks about this or that, or you're not actively talking to him, or whatever, and then just imagine that expanding to fill all your time.
As someone who left religion, but has a pretty good memory of what it was like, didn't really make any big difference in my life, other than getting my Sundays actually free.
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