How we spend our time

[Nakara]

I've had instances where I would suddenly wake but still be half asleep. I would see things, usually something terrifying, like large shadowy snakes coming out of my cieling vents, giant shadow spiders, etc.

I've even ran from these, galvanized by some primal instinct, usually crashing right into the wall next to my bed.

So I and my poor face know pretty well how our mind can play tricks on us. And I can understand how someone might believe in demons or spirits if they didn't know this, or didn't think to look for alternative answers.

My opinion? This is probably an evolutionary adaptation--if you hear the bush rattling and assume there's a leopard, you have a better chance at surviving than someone who assumes it's just the wind. I can see this applying along all sorts of ranges, from a simple glint of light tricking you into thinking there's a ring in the ground, to the wire ok my phone charger casting a large shadow that tricks my half-asleep brain into seeing a massive spider. Some people will believe that these saw demons, angels, ghosts, whatever. You and I understand that these sights can be/are our tricksy brainses.

So in the age of the internet and information, I wonder just how long beliefs of otherwise will persist.