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Why do people refuse to recognize the obvious. Heck the fact that religion is comforting, especially to a weak mind is the reason we have this long thread in the first place - someone wanted help for a little girl who is having an existential crisis that her immature and weak mind is ill equipped to deal with. What's the recommendation? Religion!
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I don't think a young person having an existential crisis - or questions about existence - is evidence of a weak mind. I'd say it's evidence of an inquisitive mind. And the person who asks questions like these at age 7 probably won't accept just any old explanation or story, I wouldn't think - I think that person is likely to keep reading and keep asking questions until she finds answers that make sense to her. Or comes to accept life's uncertainties.[/quote]

The evidence of a weak mind is the emotional crisis, when confronted with a fact that normal people deal with just fine. One would expect a child to have a weak mind. This is why we shield things from children, to give their minds a chance to mature, to gradually introduce to them the realities of this world, until finally they are strong enough to deal with everything on their own as an adult.

It's very tough to accept life's uncertainties at a young age because they are used to being provided for and having all questions answered. Young kids have no sense that life is not permanent, especially their own. When they come to realize that one day they will die and become nothing, that's pretty big news. It impacts not just oneself, but everyone he/she knows and loves. If parents are not ready to confront this with the child, then the child will be emotionally distressed. [/quote]

Children are naturally both weak and inquisitive.  Religion can help with both of these characteristics, providing strength through Christ and answers through his church.[/quote]

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