I was raised Catholic but I do not practice any organized religion. I consider myself AGNOSTIC because I'm not convinced there is a "god". I also believe religion can very much be like a cult. What I think is happening is a serious lack of human connection caused in large part on social media. People need human connections. In addition, …
I was raised Catholic but I do not practice any organized religion. I consider myself AGNOSTIC because I'm not convinced there is a "god". I also believe religion can very much be like a cult. What I think is happening is a serious lack of human connection caused in large part on social media. People need human connections. In addition, I think social media often represents an unrealistic portrayal of life. It's not all ups and parties and successes and happiness. There are down moments and we don't always get what we want. Sometimes things don't go as planned. These young people don't have resilience. They seem to lack COPING skills. Let's face it I grew up with the VIETNAM war, the assassination of Kennedy and MLK. My grandparents grew up in the GREAT DEPRESSION. I did not grow up with computers or social media. If these young people are finding solace in prayer so be it. However I don't think it's necessarily the only answer.
I was raised Catholic but I do not practice any organized religion. I consider myself AGNOSTIC because I'm not convinced there is a "god". I also believe religion can very much be like a cult. What I think is happening is a serious lack of human connection caused in large part on social media. People need human connections. In addition, I think social media often represents an unrealistic portrayal of life. It's not all ups and parties and successes and happiness. There are down moments and we don't always get what we want. Sometimes things don't go as planned. These young people don't have resilience. They seem to lack COPING skills. Let's face it I grew up with the VIETNAM war, the assassination of Kennedy and MLK. My grandparents grew up in the GREAT DEPRESSION. I did not grow up with computers or social media. If these young people are finding solace in prayer so be it. However I don't think it's necessarily the only answer.