There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who can "see"
direct proof of God's existence and those who can't. Those who can
sense God, may choose to associate themselves with a specific religion,
as they usually try to rationalize (as much as possible) their
experiences. There is no need to concentrate on specific religions or
sects, because a more interesting point can be made about what is the cause behind unquestionable faith (i.e. faith without doubt).
It has
often been suggested that "religion is a mind crutch for those whose
cognitive immune systems have failed", and while the phrase sounds
impressive, it still is a perspective of those who have never had direct
"proof" that God exists. And when one has such direct
proof, similar phrases sound like complete nonsense, the reason being
that it may be the case that those who can sense the existence of God without a doubt,
may, after all, have had no choice when viewed diachronically. There's
something else at play here, which can be pinpointed exactly: An "agent" if you will, which may be responsible for such doubtless faith.
It appears
that the "choice" to doubtlessly "feel" God's existence vs ignore it,
is hard-coded in our DNA. This "code" (for lack of better word), sits
dormant in our brains and has existed since the creation of the first man. If indeed the first man was created by a supreme being, there had to exist some way to obfuscate this direct knowledge, using some sort of "patch". The result of this patch applied, is the average atheist. The result of this patch lifted, is the average God-sensing theist.
This patch seems to be a solution to the problem of free will. Some
device had to be found to isolate man from the knowledge of "sensing"
God on a 24 hour basis.
The most
important choice in the life of any individual, seems to be whether one
is taught the existence of God by one's parents. At an early
developmental stage, such ideas, as well as ideas that relate to
specific religions, seem to be programmed deep into the subconscious of
the child and as such, they seem to be regurgitated later with a
vengeance.
This "regurgitation" happens
regardless of whether a person ends up a theist or an atheist. It just
happens. And it happens because the self regresses into
childhood so often, that it becomes impossible to ignore directives
given by one's parents. These directives may lie dormant for a period of
years, but eventually they will resurface and cause havoc, because such
directives (the proper way to call them, would be "memes")
eventually act as "catalysts" in the overall thought patterns and
processes of an adult, later in life. It is utterly impossible for one
to ignore these directives once they have been inserted into the
conscious/subconscious mind. And further, they are active in many more
areas than just religions, including philosophies, and politics as well.
Once these
directives activate, they cause a situation which is akin to
schizophrenia. The rational mind will try to oust them away, even at the
expense of its own sanity. It appears that when the mind is successful
in getting rid of such directives, the result is some sort of dementia,
perhaps even schizophrenia. When the mind succumbs to their power, the
result is a doubtless theist.
The above
begs a very interesting question: Does one, as a theist, ever have a
chance to exercise true free will, if they were taught as a child the
fundamentals of belief in God, or if an appropriate "agent" was always
in one's system? That is, if one's parents are active believers, who tended
toward instilling that belief in their children, what are one's chances
of "escaping" doubtless theism?
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