RE: Dawkins>Prospect(?)
October 24, 2008 at 4:29 pm
(This post was last modified: October 24, 2008 at 4:33 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(October 24, 2008 at 12:50 pm)chatpilot Wrote: I agree EvidencevsFaith feelings are deceptive and there are so many other external influences that tend to affect how or what one feels.I am sure there is a psycho-emotional connection when it comes to feeling the holy spirit etc.You have to first prime yourself into beleiving he exist and be willing to give in to that emotion to let it take over you.Self-delusion is all that that is.Ramen to that!
Its all this 'Oh Lord help me overcome my unbelief' self-convincing BS...they think they're getting help from 'the Lord', when in my very strong opinion indeed they are simply just getting help from themselves - convincing themselves. But the illusion that it isn't them is what makes it so strong. If they actually thought they were doing it - I just don't believe it could possibly work. I've experienced it. Not with God, but with the 'Law of Attraction' 'The Secret' BS....I was convincing myself, but it only worked psychologically at times because I actually thought there was this higher power (unreal apparently 'natural' law in its case)that made my thoughts powerful enough to effect the world.
So I think if any faith-head be it a religious or in my previous case, a pseudoscientific faith-head - I think the whole self-convincing thing doesn't work if you actually think you're only using your own limited("oh my God how dare they be limited!") powers. It only works if you actually believe that there's some kind of superpower (or in my case super 'natural' law) far greater than yourself.
Hope that wasn't too overdone or drawn out...but I've actually experienced this BS but as a pseudoscientific equivalent...
So I'm just rather passionate about it.
