[ SECRET POST #2181 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2181 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

I am definitely not in the best position to answer this, and I have a feeling this may come across as incoherent rambling, but here goes:

While we all live in the same world (well, most of us anyway), no person experiences the world, or even the experience of living, the same way. Sometimes people end up believing in reincarnation/heaven/ghosts/etc. because they have memories of past lives, have out of body experiences, see ghostly apparitions, have prophetic dreams, were revived after being pronounced dead, have memories or visions of heaven, or any other experience that leads one to the conclusion of some kind of continued existence. Regardless of what you personally feel about their experiences, it does not change the fact that these individuals have deep-seated beliefs due to personal experiences.

But most of the time these “experiences” are a lot more subtle. What it really comes down to is having this sense of wonder, a feeling that there is so much more to reality than what we see. Thousands of years ago, some cultures had beliefs that our world exists right next to (or on top of) a sort of divine world, and that nature, the sky, the stars, the sun, the moon, the trees, and all that exists within it (including us) are sacred. And to some, it certainly still seems that way, especially when we witness a wondrous sunset, the might of the sea, or acts of charity and compassion. Some people are ok with the belief that the world’s creation was an accident, and the fact that life exists as it now does is complete chance. Others see evidence of design, and thus the possibility of a designer enters the arena (and of course, the nature of this designer and its involvement (if any) with humanity is debated). Some people believe love to be nothing more than hormones and chemicals in the brain at work, while others believe that that process is divine in origin. The primary directive of most religions is to show humans how to live a compassionate life. The gods and names and cultural context differ, but ultimately that’s their purpose, something I wish most adherents of religions would understand. And of course, one can easily say they don’t need religion to be a good and compassionate person, which I agree with, but that would not negate the existence (or nonexistence) of a divine presence. I’ve heard some people say that if a divine source was present, it would want us to come to the conclusion that we should be good because it’s the right thing to do, which is something I agree with.

Basically, faith and belief is something that you either have or you don’t. And I know that’s not a satisfying answer, but there’s no way to force someone to have faith. That would be something they need to find on their own. Beliefs can change, sometimes multiple times (mine certainly did). Life ultimately is a journey (cliché, but true), and no one travels the same path. You have difficulty understanding why someone would believe in something beyond what they see, but faith isn’t something you can just measure in a lab. This is by no means a perfect analogy, but it’s like asking a poet, a painter, or a musician why they chose that word/that color/that note. It’s just something that resonates with you.