Quote Originally Posted by sport_122

Quick question: in a world with no religion what becomes the replacement for the personification of faith and hope? this is purely an opinionated question.
You just said it -- "personification". Root word - person... as in PERSONAL. Anytime your "hope" or "faith" comes from another being... then you are setting yourself up for failure.

In basic training - there were guys praying to pass PT or challenges. I didn't need that "external" FAUX energy. I said to myself -"I AM GOING TO DO IT". THAT is personal... THAT is personification.

I've seen people literally pray to pass tests in college -- some flunk, some pass. I pulled that energy from INSIDE and I did just fine. People pray... if they get what they wanted "God" gets the credit. People pray... and when they DON'T get what they pray for and it's "God didn't mean for me to have it" --- HOLY FUCK that is a slick slope. It's VERY sad that people can't/don't give themselves enough credit and need an external catalyst or explanation on why/how they exist. Bc at the end of the day, there is not a SINGLE person on this planet who has gotten what they prayed for w/ any repeatable amount of success... you don't always get what you pray for in life, you don't always get what deserve in life... you get what you get. When will people realize this?