Comments on: Man’s Search for Meaning http://www.rabe.org/mans-search-for-meaning/ My blogging and writing sandbox... Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:51:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rachel’s Musings » Symptoms of Something http://www.rabe.org/mans-search-for-meaning/#comment-96 Rachel’s Musings » Symptoms of Something Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:04:48 +0000 http://www.rabe.org/mans-search-for-meaning/#comment-96 [...] Victor Frankl wrote about the existential vacuum more and more of us are experiencing. He is not the only one who has observed that we are searching desperately for meaning, for purpose in our lives. Again, the traditional fillers of this need are disappearing, most importantly religion. When it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain theistic beliefs against the overwhelming evidence against the existence of an almighty, omnipotent god, it is also problematic to claim that we’re fulfilling god’s purpose on earth. Admitting this to ourselves, we quickly slide into a meaning crises, which, according to Eric Maisel, might be the reason behind a lot of depression. The increasing popularity of spirituality and New Age religions is probably a direct result of this meaning crisis. And that might be one of the healthier ways of filling this vacuum… [...] [...] Victor Frankl wrote about the existential vacuum more and more of us are experiencing. He is not the only one who has observed that we are searching desperately for meaning, for purpose in our lives. Again, the traditional fillers of this need are disappearing, most importantly religion. When it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain theistic beliefs against the overwhelming evidence against the existence of an almighty, omnipotent god, it is also problematic to claim that we’re fulfilling god’s purpose on earth. Admitting this to ourselves, we quickly slide into a meaning crises, which, according to Eric Maisel, might be the reason behind a lot of depression. The increasing popularity of spirituality and New Age religions is probably a direct result of this meaning crisis. And that might be one of the healthier ways of filling this vacuum… [...]

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