Wednesday, July 24, 2002
A Useful God
The belief is god has many attractive qualities. Religious belief has traditionally given a sense of community, a place to meet your neighbours so to speak. It passes down traditions from generation to generation. I think the most important thing though is that it allows the faithful to make sense of the world. It gives understanding to the incomprehensible, meaning to your life. For some, the alternative is just too awful a prospect and that makes god a greatfully accepted idea. What if there's no design, it's all an accident, we all return to dust and nothing more. You see my point. I think most people are apathetic at best. They may believe it god but in a more agnostic way than they care to admit. Heh-heh, so there's still hope for some .. couldn't resist.
The belief is god has many attractive qualities. Religious belief has traditionally given a sense of community, a place to meet your neighbours so to speak. It passes down traditions from generation to generation. I think the most important thing though is that it allows the faithful to make sense of the world. It gives understanding to the incomprehensible, meaning to your life. For some, the alternative is just too awful a prospect and that makes god a greatfully accepted idea. What if there's no design, it's all an accident, we all return to dust and nothing more. You see my point. I think most people are apathetic at best. They may believe it god but in a more agnostic way than they care to admit. Heh-heh, so there's still hope for some .. couldn't resist.
