Having The Courage Of One's Convictions

[poliphilo]

I was telling Keith about reincarnation and angels and ETs and so on- and clearly he thought it was nonsense so I was adopting an ironic, jokey tone and then I suddenly heard what I was doing and said, "I don't know why I'm laughing because this is what I actually  believe."

Comments

[matrixmann]

Well, it was the shortest phrase. It covers everything from angels to deities watching over you - things no-one has seen, no-one has personally met or has any proof for that they exist.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Ah, but people have had contact with angels etc. It's just that materialists find the evidence insufficient.

[matrixmann]

I don't know what materialists say, I come from the point of how much belief starts in your head. I see how humans feel the need for an order, for an inner safety what to do and what not, otherwise they go crazy or become suicidal (because then nothing makes sense in their view). I see what trauma and long-term bad experiences can drive humans to various kinds of coping behavior. I see what toxic education by important adults can do to human behavior and human thinking. If I'm ugly, I can also mention what brain chemistry imbalances can cause, be they naturally caused (born with it) or be they caused by external factors (psychosis, schizophrenia, near-death experiences).
Not to forget, consumption of substances which alter perception skills of the brain. Alcohol, drugs, medication, poison.
One can wonder how much you can see stars when there's something in your brain that naturally has not to be there, or if someone puts your survival instincts to the test. Some non-believing warriors even start to pray when the situation deeply speaks against them.