{"id":1463,"date":"2026-04-24T08:03:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spirituality.catherineliew.com\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:03:39","slug":"agnostics-spiritually-struggle-more-than-atheists-but-feel-better-about-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spirituality.catherineliew.com\/?p=1463","title":{"rendered":"Agnostics Spiritually Struggle More Than Atheists\u2014But Feel Better About God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to restore the planet\u2019s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? 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