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.  The positive emotions are taken as proof that they found God.  It is described as a feeling of renewal when they totally commit themselves to their God—of being born again.  The emotion is universally reported, crossing all religious and national boundaries. No matter in which faith one looks, from Muslim to Mormon, the believers sustain their faith by citing this feel-good response as authentication of their spiritual beliefs.  It doesn’t seem to matter that believers of the “pagan” faiths also feel just a good about their god.  They disregard the fact that this harmonious good feeling could also be achieved through mediation or drugs.  By completing a difficult task, people get a good feeling of accomplishment.  Succeeding at a life-long quest can make one feel incredibly exhilarated—so much more than the accomplishment may justify.  ScalingMt.Everestis a quest of many, but reaching its summit means so much more to the climber than just hiking to the top of the world’s largest pile of rock.  Reaching the top, or accomplishing any personal quest, gives a sense of personal fulfillment much greater than the actual deed.  This is also true of the religious quest.  People spend considerable time and emotional energy struggling with their faith.  When they finally receive the sign from God that they found Him, the feeling is overwhelming.  The feeling feeds on itself, for their religion makes them feel good, and the good feeling numbs the intellect and makes them more religious.  To those who truly believe in the existence of a Supreme Being, words hardly can describe this excitement.  Could we blame them?  Discovering a way to eternal life and happiness would make almost anyone a new person. 

This is only a short summary of this topic.  To find out more, please get Why Adam and Eve Created God.