3 Quarks Daily • 2/6/2026

Paul Bloom discusses the concept of a "God-shaped hole" at Small Potatoes, suggesting that humans are born with a yearning for the spiritual and transcendent. He argues that the difficult truths of life, such as the inevitability of death and the presence of injustices, drive individuals towards faith. Bloom posits that without religion or something similar, this yearning remains unfulfilled.
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