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OP’s post resonates with me because I know I would feel the exact same way without my faith. I know it’s unfashionable these days to believe that faith and reas

OP’s post resonates with me because I know I would feel the exact same way without my faith. I know it’s unfashionable these days to believe that faith and reason can coexist, but I’ve fought that battle for years and can only say my faith grows deeper and my love of reason grows stronger every year. I completely believe that we are the only species that feels existential dread, and it’s because we are designed in a special way for purpose and relationship. I’m not religious because it makes me happy, but nothing else has given me the tools to survive all the horrors life throws at you, and I hope other people can find that solid foundation too.

Trasmatta 6y ago
> I completely believe that we are the only species that feels existential dread, and it’s because we are designed in a special way for purpose and relationship The alternative explanation is that there's a conflict between our high level of cognitive ability, giving us the power to imagine our own deaths and non-existence, coming into conflict with the baser survival instinct. Design is not a pre-requisite for the feeling of existential dread. > nothing else has given me the tools to survive all the horrors life throws at you I'm glad that religion has given you those tools you need, but religion also doesn't have a monopoly on them.