In my experience grown up Catholics usually internalize more abstract definitions of God. Something between Love, Wisdom, Conscience and Inner voice, Goodnes,…
From the catholics I have close enough relationships I figured they internalized this kind of definiton. And as a kid by often overhearing my parents “marriage group” I figured this is quite common.
There was also a research (not sure how valid) that asked christians to draw God. Kids drew Jesus or old man with a grey beard watching from the sky. However grownups drew something abstract, like symbols, hearts or colors…
But if you will ask christians for a definition of God they will probably give you a textbook definition while not really believing in it.
In my experience grown up Catholics usually internalize more abstract definitions of God. Something between Love, Wisdom, Conscience and Inner voice, Goodnes,…
From the catholics I have close enough relationships I figured they internalized this kind of definiton. And as a kid by often overhearing my parents “marriage group” I figured this is quite common.
There was also a research (not sure how valid) that asked christians to draw God. Kids drew Jesus or old man with a grey beard watching from the sky. However grownups drew something abstract, like symbols, hearts or colors…
But if you will ask christians for a definition of God they will probably give you a textbook definition while not really believing in it.