slave2six
Substitious
Humans have a great capacity for self delusion. Whether we are talking about unrequited love, refusing to accept that a loved one has passed away, or even phantom pain in a limb that has been amputated, it seems that the harsher the reality of a situation, that is the more glaring the reality, the greater our ability to live in denial and simply refuse to accept it. I wonder if this is a biological phenomenon. I don't really know.
All takers are invited to respond but I am mostly interested in comments from non-theists:
All takers are invited to respond but I am mostly interested in comments from non-theists:
Do you think that religion is possibly a form of self-preservation and is therefore as biologically ingrained in us as phantom limb syndrome is for amputees?
Do you think there is any real chance that as a species we will ever reach a point where we simply accept reality and order our lives by the finite confines of our existence?
Do you think there is any real chance that as a species we will ever reach a point where we simply accept reality and order our lives by the finite confines of our existence?