In Bergman's films, there is a lot of discussion of God. In fact, I don't believe in the existence of God, but when watching Bergman's films, I can't help thinking about this issue. Of course, whether God exists or not is pseudoscience, and there is no way to prove it, so everything makes sense. If God is an abstract concept, and you have assumed it exists, then you will explain it. In this film, Karin interprets some sounds, and some images (real and imagined), as traces of God's presence. At the end, his father interprets love as God.
Then the problem comes, precisely because you first assumed the concept of God, and then you can't help but explain it. Of course, you must use non-scientific experience to explain it, otherwise it will be easily refuted. But for those of us who do not have the premise of God's existence, we will not be able to explain this mysterious word. Love is love to us, a mysterious voice is a mysterious voice, and a picture in fantasy is a picture in fantasy. So, we don't even have to think about whether God exists or not. Bergman, on the other hand, doubted God, and was only fighting against that assumption. Of course, this matter can also be said in a profound way: Bergman doubts God is fighting against the influence he has been subjected to, against a culture that has existed in Europe for many years.
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