That is certainly what I hope for, I have a feeling that young people just might disregard the foolish philosophical ideas of those who came before them. Young people who were born within the last 16 years in particular. Who knows, could be another Great Awakening.

Christianity may grow in the rest of the world, but it is on a steady decline in the West. Which is very unfortunate, as more and more people stumble upon a worldview that is a cancer on Western society - postmodernism. And all that it encompasses. Existentialist thought, nihilism, moral relativism, all of it is causing the West to decay. It truly is a sad sight, what once was the bastion of human civilization, has been reduced to nothing more than a fraction of what it once was. Nuclear Families are now a rarity, nobody has hope, individuality and responsibility are downplayed. The psychological impact of this can be seen clearly across the West, with rates of depression and other mental illnesses skyrocketing. You cannot expect Western values to remain afloat when you tear apart the very institutions, ideas, and beliefs that they stand on. You can't have the West without God, it is as simple as that.

You're not doing yourself any favors by referring to this feeling of bliss or meaning as "god", you are referring to god as a distinct entity, but you reject the personal nature of a god. You might be experiencing something profound, but it certainly is not god. What you have described is not god. This thread's title is misleading.

Protestant. I'm non-denominational as of now, but recently I have sought to change that. I'm interested in conversion to the Catholic Church. I have a few grievances with the Catholic Church, particularly in regards to the origins of the church. I plan on reading more of their history and theology, then I will see if I am still interested in conversion.