That’s … not really accurate. With love, the question we in this community would ask is “would seeking to maintain or expand this relationship be a good idea?” With religion, it’s “does this being with whom a relationship is suggested actually exist?”
No, they don’t. They may say the words, “was the person I fell in love with ever real”, but their actual question is, “was I mistaken about the character of the human being I formed a relationship with”. Not the same question.
That’s … not really accurate. With love, the question we in this community would ask is “would seeking to maintain or expand this relationship be a good idea?” With religion, it’s “does this being with whom a relationship is suggested actually exist?”
In a lot of cases, one asks later whether the person one fell in love actually exists.
No, they don’t. They may say the words, “was the person I fell in love with ever real”, but their actual question is, “was I mistaken about the character of the human being I formed a relationship with”. Not the same question.