Took me forever to understand the atheist position of "lack of belief." Still taking me forever to talk to atheists about faith. What is faith? Where does it come from? I "consulted*" with an expert:
We can imagine things far beyond our body. We can imagine social hierarchies much more complex than what we actually have, and we can simulate the future. And so these are three levels of consciousness. Consciousness-one level is understanding where we are in space. Consciousness two is where we understand our position in society: who's top dog, who's underdog, and who's in the middle. And type-three consciousness is simulating the future ... only humans have this ability to see far into the future.
Gwynnite tells three tales of I. Simulation of mind in brain, simulation of mind of another in mind, simulation of future in mind. Faith I believe to be a construct of the third. Faith is moral certainty, a conjecture of mind and chemical context.
I've since learned to interpret "lack of belief" as in "I'm not starting the conversation." Which is a passive faith.
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We can imagine things far beyond our body. We can imagine social hierarchies much more complex than what we actually have, and we can simulate the future. And so these are three levels of consciousness. Consciousness-one level is understanding where we are in space. Consciousness two is where we understand our position in society: who's top dog, who's underdog, and who's in the middle. And type-three consciousness is simulating the future ... only humans have this ability to see far into the future.
Gwynnite tells three tales of I. Simulation of mind in brain, simulation of mind of another in mind, simulation of future in mind. Faith I believe to be a construct of the third. Faith is moral certainty, a conjecture of mind and chemical context.
I've since learned to interpret "lack of belief" as in "I'm not starting the conversation." Which is a passive faith.
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