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" It appears as a wholly-Other, superior, incomprehensible, and mysterious power with passion, emotion, and will that elicits from us a sense of creatureliness, humility, submission, respect, reverence, and worship. From "
― Robert J. Spitzer , The Soul's Upward Yearning: Clues to Our Transcendent Nature from Experience and Reason
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" In sum, the loss of transcendence in our culture has four negative consequences: 1. It causes us to underestimate and depreciate our nature, dignity, destiny, and meaning in life. 2. It takes away an important source of healing and consolation for those who are suffering and sick. 3. It causes alienation from reality, others, and ourselves, negatively impacting suicide rates, familial relations, substance use, and sense of fulfillment and hope. 4. It leads to a decline in ethical motivation within individuals and ethical conduct within culture. If "
― Robert J. Spitzer , The Soul's Upward Yearning: Clues to Our Transcendent Nature from Experience and Reason
