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. […]
All people are believers. Some rational beliefs are necessary and good. But the willing acceptance of pure fiction should be avoided. Both types of beliefs come from the same place, but education, social support, and critical thinking separate can make one person less prone to accept the unbelievable. When we look back on our history, […]
Section 1 walked through 50,000 years of religious history, stopping to explore various religious views from around the world. We saw many common threads during this journey, but the most pronounced was that religious thought is a most universal human trait. Humans are a race of believers. Every culture and every people, no matter how […]
So has modern man lost his desire for religion? The evidence does and doesn’t support this notion. While many a preacher would like to convince his audience that the world should return to some “Godlier time” lost in the past, the truth is that the number of people professing to be religious is about as […]
