Are Lonely People More Likely To Believe in God?

[_Sam Harris]

Some of my deepest spiritual experiences happened when I was in the midst of a group of people. But then again, I'm somewhat pantheistic in my thinking, and it's not too far-fetched for me to believe that God or the supernatural would use other human beings as conduits for communication.

I've also had my sole deepest spiritual experience when I was alone, at what (at the time) was the rock bottom of my life. I do not think I was hallucinating or imagining things, my prescription drugs were confiscated at that time.

I have to agree with the sentiment that there are those who, when lonely, feel abandoned by God. I know that feeling, and also the feeling of being abandoned by man. But eventually that fades, and you fall into a peacefulness of getting back to becoming self-aware. I think it's a cycle for me, at times I love being alone, at others (usually when I'm ill) I can't stand it. But my belief in God hasn't really wavered through this time.