Feeling good about oneself is probably one of the most compelling reasons people hold onto their beliefs. In their search for a suitable religion, the religion that feels right is the one that people stick with. So many believers tell how their faith in God makes them happy. It makes them feel good about themselves. […]
When the facts don’t support the faith, and all arguments have been dispelled, when a person in 99% sure there is no God, there is still one last reason people want to believe. The 1% chance that hell is real. A hell where people suffer for eternity is too much of a terror, even if […]
We humans have certain psychological needs. The desire to fulfill these needs is deep within us all, and much of our motivation comes from our quest to satisfy them. Some needs we may be aware of, but others are subconscious. These needs and desires spawn the feelings we have. When we feel something is right […]
We are not always right. There are times when our minds play tricks on us, causing what some call “a religious experience”. We can be certain something happened, but yet it never did. We know what we saw, but yet we find out it really wasn’t quite like we remembered. We tend to place a […]
If all was well and good in the world, there would be no religion as we know it. If life were fair and just, if death did not await us all, if bigotry and hatred did not exist, there would be no religion as we know it because there would be no need for it. […]
Being right feels good. When actions match our beliefs, we feel good and say with some excitement “I knew it all along!” or “I told you so!” When we think we are correct, we tend to value that position more than others. Likewise, an intense feeling of goodness can invoke a strong belief in its […]
Who we are is formed early on in our lives; some say even by the age of 3 or 4 and certainly a substantial part of our being is established by age 12. Many of the psychological susceptibilities previously described are formed from events that take place when we are young. There is another reason […]
The subliminal influences that religions use on their faithful are as dangerous as any weapon of steel, if not more. When one is attacked with a weapon that he can see, he can defend against it. But the innocent are most often unaware of the manipulation of their minds and the theft of their spirits. […]
