The Biggest Tragedy Of Religion (God, principle, eternal, philosophy)
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How does that work in nature? If you believe that human beings are just a process of evolution, why does that work? Helping others with no gain from it is contrary to the evolutionary process. You can compare us to pack animals and point out that we are like wolves--stronger as a collective, but do you really believe they feel the same emotions we do?
There is a gain. As stated, it makes one feel good.
And how do you know it's untrue? I've seen lives changed and people get off the path of a destructive lifestyle by having faith in Christ. We are not merely organic machines. Stress, anxiety, fear, depression are all mental states that have real physical consequences and religion and faith combats those problems.
The biggest tragedy is believing you have no hope and that life is a walk on a slippery narrow high beam and one slip up or mistake and you suddenly no longer exist. Everything you built is meaningless and ground into dust.
The placebo effect is real, yes. A belief in something false can cause real, measurable changes in bodies and brains.
But there's a downside to placebos and it is this: if I'm dependent on a placebo for my mental and physical health, then the truth (that it's just a sugar pill) can literally become a health hazard.
And any parent knows that a child is utterly self-centered at their core. It's the natural state of human beings.
Your assertion was that human are not capable of being selfless. I wonder how anybody with children could make that statement. I'm not referring to the children themselves.
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