Faith

[Lavazza]

I like having evidence for things, for the past several months I stopped believing in anything I didn't have evidence for, and then last night I got back in the groove here for some reason. People tell me believing in something "greater than your self" is good for you, regardless of what that belief is. Why?

Even health insurance companies like it if you pray, or meditate, because statistically speaking people who do suffer from fewer health related issues So maybe that's the angle your friends are coming from?

Otherwise, why proof? Well, some find it helpful and I'm certain many people here can explain more on that end. Personally I've never held faith as a central concept in my seeking. I think there are already many things that make faith obsolete, if you will. (Not to discount it at all of course)... UFOs, paranormal phenomena, etc. Or if you wanted to look outside of scientifically controversial things and focus instead on scientifically mainstream ideas, just check out quantum mechanics. Or leading cosmology. Popular sentiment in science circles is that all of these things are just normal aspects of the universe we live in, nothing that equates to a finger pointing towards God. But I just don't buy that. It's all too mysterious and wonderful.

Heck, even ignoring all of that, look at consciousness. What is that anyways, where did it come from and why? Evolution of course, but that's about as much in the way of explaining it as saying that the reason the Titanic sank was because of water. In short, I see the divine all around me pretty much all the time. It's not really faith... just a different perspective I suppose.

Much L&L,
Eric