Here's why I don't believe in existence of God and all other supernatural things...Why people believe in God?
People believe in God, because of the peculiar
psychological development related to the peculiar
physical development that human beings undergo. When a
child is born he is impression less and helpless,
helpless. His parents and guardians supply him with
food, protect him not only from animals and bad
humans buy also from adverse environment. They provide
him language and other things, which the child is
hardly capable of asking for.he does not even know his own needs.They
know the needs of a child and care for him without the child saying
anything to them. They teach the child almost everything for
his welfare, at times to the great ,immediate
displeasure of the child. They serve as protector
preserver and provider to the child. To a child his
parents and guardians area real Gods possessing almost
all the attributes of divinity like omniscience,
omnipresence, might and tremendous goodness.
When the child grows he comes to know
that his parents and guardians are neither almighty,
nor omniscient and nor omnipresent. He finds that they
are ordinary creatures like him suffering from a large
number of limitations. But during childhood he
develops a strong need for someone who would always care
for him, who would protect him from dangers that he(child)
may not be able to foresee.he needs someone all powerful
omnisisciet and omnipresent,like all people do. But someone is not
forthcoming.
A child hardly ever shouts the name of God when in
danger or in unfavorable situation. He invariably
shouts for his parents or other familiar persons. But
when he grows he encounters problems before which
everyone is helpless. He encounters mysteries that are
mysteries for others too.
The great range of memory and mental capacity for
organizing and reorganizing the ideas representing
abstract and material,physical things, that enters the minds of
a human being through perception by sensory organs act
as sustainer of his problems. It also keeps alive in him
pleasures, hopes, beliefs and yearnings. It is here
inside his mind that man fills the void of someone who
is almighty, omnipresent, omniscient and all good,
created by his interaction with knowledge about the
ordinary mortal character of his parents and guardians
buy inventing and assimilating, the most convenient
psychological need forman (called god). This need is accentuated
when a man passes through distressful situations in his
life. in happier times our mind is too preoccupied
with other things to appreciate this need and
occasionally few people tend to prates disregard God.
In extreme misery some people turn against God, for a
while. But somewhere inside their mind God or God like
belief does reside.
There is practical advantage of belief in God. The
greatest advantage is that the mind attains great deal
of concentration at work as it is spared of the burden
of excessive thinking about pros and cons; ifs and
buts. The advantages of meditation are based on theses
great psychological facts.
In conclusion it can be said that people believe in God
because they need it on account of the logic of their
upbringing and their mental capacity. Religious
fanatics have almost the same respect for God as
children have for their parents. As children express
their anger when someone hurts their parents so also
religious fanatics go berserk when their religious
sentiment is hurt. As a child readily implements the
commands of his parents and elders so also a fanatic
caries out the commands of his religious preceptor.
What makes the religious fanatics fearsome is
the much greater physical and mental power they have
as compared to a child and also the anti-life and
anti-world attitude of their religious preceptors. If
the people know why they believe in god, they wont be
exploited in the name of God.
People believe in God, because of the peculiar
psychological development related to the peculiar
physical development that human beings undergo. When a
child is born he is impression less and helpless,
helpless. His parents and guardians supply him with
food, protect him not only from animals and bad
humans buy also from adverse environment. They provide
him language and other things, which the child is
hardly capable of asking for.he does not even know his own needs.They
know the needs of a child and care for him without the child saying
anything to them. They teach the child almost everything for
his welfare, at times to the great ,immediate
displeasure of the child. They serve as protector
preserver and provider to the child. To a child his
parents and guardians area real Gods possessing almost
all the attributes of divinity like omniscience,
omnipresence, might and tremendous goodness.
When the child grows he comes to know
that his parents and guardians are neither almighty,
nor omniscient and nor omnipresent. He finds that they
are ordinary creatures like him suffering from a large
number of limitations. But during childhood he
develops a strong need for someone who would always care
for him, who would protect him from dangers that he(child)
may not be able to foresee.he needs someone all powerful
omnisisciet and omnipresent,like all people do. But someone is not
forthcoming.
A child hardly ever shouts the name of God when in
danger or in unfavorable situation. He invariably
shouts for his parents or other familiar persons. But
when he grows he encounters problems before which
everyone is helpless. He encounters mysteries that are
mysteries for others too.
The great range of memory and mental capacity for
organizing and reorganizing the ideas representing
abstract and material,physical things, that enters the minds of
a human being through perception by sensory organs act
as sustainer of his problems. It also keeps alive in him
pleasures, hopes, beliefs and yearnings. It is here
inside his mind that man fills the void of someone who
is almighty, omnipresent, omniscient and all good,
created by his interaction with knowledge about the
ordinary mortal character of his parents and guardians
buy inventing and assimilating, the most convenient
psychological need forman (called god). This need is accentuated
when a man passes through distressful situations in his
life. in happier times our mind is too preoccupied
with other things to appreciate this need and
occasionally few people tend to prates disregard God.
In extreme misery some people turn against God, for a
while. But somewhere inside their mind God or God like
belief does reside.
There is practical advantage of belief in God. The
greatest advantage is that the mind attains great deal
of concentration at work as it is spared of the burden
of excessive thinking about pros and cons; ifs and
buts. The advantages of meditation are based on theses
great psychological facts.
In conclusion it can be said that people believe in God
because they need it on account of the logic of their
upbringing and their mental capacity. Religious
fanatics have almost the same respect for God as
children have for their parents. As children express
their anger when someone hurts their parents so also
religious fanatics go berserk when their religious
sentiment is hurt. As a child readily implements the
commands of his parents and elders so also a fanatic
caries out the commands of his religious preceptor.
What makes the religious fanatics fearsome is
the much greater physical and mental power they have
as compared to a child and also the anti-life and
anti-world attitude of their religious preceptors. If
the people know why they believe in god, they wont be
exploited in the name of God.