allengmorgenson

If there ever was a place on HN for someone to say “try christianity” with a small and easy to scroll past comment, it would be in the thread where the OP says “I feel empty. Does anyone have advice?” Sure, christianity might not be the answer, but what we want in this situation is for as many people as possible to give their ideas, and then maybe one will appeal to the OP. I’ve bumped into a lot of christians, and a lot of them seem happy. If it works for some people, and helps them feel less empty inside, maybe it will work for other people too.

If someone said “buying a big plot of land and mowing the lawn every week has filled the empty place in my soul, you could try that” and I had a very different experience with lawn mowers, then I would relate my experience and add to the conversation. I would explain the fact that lawn mowers are extremely dangerous and I have lost multiple toes to them perhaps. But I wouldn’t say “Did you mention lawn mowing on HN? Get out of here with that.”