Either basic type of insane decision will induce panic, because the atheist believes he is alone and the martyr believes that God is crucifying him. 2Both really fear both abandonment and retaliation, but the former is more reactive against abandonment and the latter against retaliation. 3The atheist maintains that God has left him but he does not care. 4He will, however, become very fearful, and hence very angry, if anyone suggests that God has not left him. 5The martyr, on the other hand, is more aware of guilt, and believing that punishment is inevitable, attempts to teach himself to like
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