[barbazoo]

> But rationalism and materialism do not have answers to the existential questions and crises that humans face.

That's the crux of it. Nothing and no one has those answers. Some isms acknowledge that, most don't.

[superb-owl]

There's a middle ground between claiming you have a final answer, and ignoring the question entirely.

The best spiritual disciplines provide a _framework_ for exploring existential questions.

[lo_zamoyski]

How have you come to this conclusion?