RE: Faith and achievement
August 16, 2016 at 9:39 am
(This post was last modified: August 16, 2016 at 9:40 am by bennyboy.)
That's how I feel about faith, too.
I'm curious if people think religious faith serves any useful psychological purpose, as I think it does (basically Christians might call "God" what I call "the little homunculi in my head" or whatever)? Or is it just pure BS and can only lead to delusion and failure?
Personally, I really think that talking to God or psyching yourself up is actually pretty similar. "Hey, God, I know you will get me through this song and it will be so awesome" isn't that much different than "Hey, musical me, I know you will get me through this song and it will be so awesome." Is it possible that that "magical feeling" people get when they pray is really just a sense of euphoria that comes when we connect with our subconscious selves more positively?
I'm curious if people think religious faith serves any useful psychological purpose, as I think it does (basically Christians might call "God" what I call "the little homunculi in my head" or whatever)? Or is it just pure BS and can only lead to delusion and failure?
Personally, I really think that talking to God or psyching yourself up is actually pretty similar. "Hey, God, I know you will get me through this song and it will be so awesome" isn't that much different than "Hey, musical me, I know you will get me through this song and it will be so awesome." Is it possible that that "magical feeling" people get when they pray is really just a sense of euphoria that comes when we connect with our subconscious selves more positively?
