> not possible without a divine, all-giving power.
I would say the atheist view is actually the same as yours with the exception that "god" isn't a man in the sky.
The way I see religion is as a coping mechanism for dealing with emotion.
When things get hard or tough who can you turn to? What can help ease emotional pain, give you hope when there is none or look out for you when noone else will?
It's simple, let's create an imaginary figure that always has your best interest at heart => God.
Let's now utilise this to help drive the behaviours we want in our tribe => Religious scripture / Church.
Personally I find it much more satisfying to simply admit that we don't know what's out there. Noone on earth has the answers because we're still learning, and we're also stuck in our bubble which we call the universe. Death is just a part of life and a way to recycle our bodies, we're not all that special and that's OK.
Anyone that finds it emotionally helpful to believe in fairytales is free to do so, but I feel like you're missing something even more magical if you can bring yourself to search for it, which is reality itself.
I would say the atheist view is actually the same as yours with the exception that "god" isn't a man in the sky.
The way I see religion is as a coping mechanism for dealing with emotion.
When things get hard or tough who can you turn to? What can help ease emotional pain, give you hope when there is none or look out for you when noone else will?
It's simple, let's create an imaginary figure that always has your best interest at heart => God.
Let's now utilise this to help drive the behaviours we want in our tribe => Religious scripture / Church.
Personally I find it much more satisfying to simply admit that we don't know what's out there. Noone on earth has the answers because we're still learning, and we're also stuck in our bubble which we call the universe. Death is just a part of life and a way to recycle our bodies, we're not all that special and that's OK.
Anyone that finds it emotionally helpful to believe in fairytales is free to do so, but I feel like you're missing something even more magical if you can bring yourself to search for it, which is reality itself.