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How rational approaches to good can diminish spiritual meaning

I used to pray and feel connected to something bigger but EA's rationalism has left me spiritually empty even though I think it's right.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The emphasis on evidence and calculation can inadvertently evacuate the transcendent dimensions that sustain moral motivation.

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