[Macedon]

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I can't deny that there is a psychological factor involved with coming to Christ. When you accept Christ, it is more than just accepting a new belief system. The Holy Spirit enters your life and fills an emotional void. I think it is something that cannot be adequately explained to those who have never experienced it.

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Here's my question: Why does it seem, more often than not, that those who have embraced religion with this type of seriousness have often experienced an emotional/happiness-void in their lives?

What is it about unhappiness and religion? And if more people were happy [to begin with] would there be less religiousity in the world?

Could the issues of religion/beliefs/faith be better understood if we had a stronger grasp of human psychology?

IMO all of this talk about logic and scientific evidence misses the point. We humans were clearly not given the proper tools (brains) to truly understand anything (including our own beliefs) without a heavy dose of skepticism.