The problem with us - atheists, (or confused atheists ) is that we do not have faith. If faith can move mountains, we ask "is that so?" in our standard sarcastic tone.
So unless we have faith, the "GOD" does not show us any results. And we don't believe until we see any results. It is a typical "Catch 22" situation.
I still think, it is the faith, which makes miracles. Let us say I start believing that if I pray to this stone in my backyard, my acidity would be completely cured, I pray, I have faith. As I develop faith, my stress reduces, my mind will be at peace. And we know that a peaceful mind creates a healthier body. And my psychosomatic acidity will be cured.
I tell this to my family, my friends. They start believing and their illnesses are cured. They tell their families and friends and so on. (And they all come and offer money to my stone at my backyard and I will become rich :)) A holy shrine is born.
This does not look so ominous at all. At this stage.
But again as the shrine becomes larger, some one is needed to manage the crowd. A middleman is born. And he must be fed and his family. Then an organization is born to take care of the shrine with the hope that shrine will take care of them. And just faith of people will not feed so many people. Money is needed and to ensure continuous supply of money, the organization will start marketing the shrine.
So unless we have faith, the "GOD" does not show us any results. And we don't believe until we see any results. It is a typical "Catch 22" situation.
I still think, it is the faith, which makes miracles. Let us say I start believing that if I pray to this stone in my backyard, my acidity would be completely cured, I pray, I have faith. As I develop faith, my stress reduces, my mind will be at peace. And we know that a peaceful mind creates a healthier body. And my psychosomatic acidity will be cured.
I tell this to my family, my friends. They start believing and their illnesses are cured. They tell their families and friends and so on. (And they all come and offer money to my stone at my backyard and I will become rich :)) A holy shrine is born.
This does not look so ominous at all. At this stage.
But again as the shrine becomes larger, some one is needed to manage the crowd. A middleman is born. And he must be fed and his family. Then an organization is born to take care of the shrine with the hope that shrine will take care of them. And just faith of people will not feed so many people. Money is needed and to ensure continuous supply of money, the organization will start marketing the shrine.
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