>Reject the bad, false, negativity, darkness and move toward the love, true, light and goodness. When I was depressed, only spiritual teachings, love and God mo

>Reject the bad, false, negativity, darkness and move toward the love, true, light and goodness. When I was depressed, only spiritual teachings, love and God moved me nearer good feelings and comfort. I'm glad that works for you, and I encourage you to do those things that make your life better. As an empiricist, for me "spirituality" is just a trope that many use as a crutch (which can be very useful to some). There is only the natural (nothing "super" about it) world. There is no "spirit" or "soul" that defines us separately from our physical existence (i.e., I reject the concept of Mind-Body Dualism[0]) And the "God" you mention is just an imaginary sky daddy, whose inscrutable "motives" are generally co-opted[1] by the opportunistic to gain acceptance from those who have such beliefs. I prefer to create meaning from the natural world and take great comfort in the vastness and incredible beauty, variety and complexity of the universe as it actually is, rather than the, unsupported by evidence and often manipulative, ideas around the existence of supernatural beings/causes/effects. All that said, what's most important is (by one's individual estimation) living a happy, satisfying life. If others require beliefs I reject to do so, I have no issue with that. We all need to make our own (whether good or bad) decisions about what constitutes a "happy, satisfying life." And while expressing opinions about that is certainly reasonable and expected, attempting to force[2][3] those opinions on others is wrong. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%E2%80%93body_dualism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%E2%80%93body_dualism [1] https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/applied-and-social-sciences-magazines/religion-and-slavery https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/applied-and-social-scie... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women%27s_Health_Organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women%27s_Hea...