I don't understand many things. I don't understand how heat transmits. I don't understand how my muscles work. I don't really understand why me and Jeffe can disagree so much on all subjects except the military, where we are very much in agreement. I don't understand children, not at all. But one thing that always baffled me, since an early age, was religion.
Now, I don't wanna go offending anyone here, but I'm still depressed from talking to SE (he always has that effect) and we have not had a interesting topic like this for ages.
So tell me. The reason, the real reason, I am atheist is that i am, to take a WoD idea, a "product of the generation of cynicism". I don't trust things, unless i have proof or stuff. And i cannot understand how people can trust in, and devote significant parts of their mental energy to, an ideal like religion. Christianity, Islam, Judasiam, whatever. What combination of mental factors and external stimuli allows you guys to throw your faith at religion while I can do no such thing? What makes people become monks and devote themselves to God in a way like that? What, for example, allows Stacer to take comfort from the scriptures after working? Is it simple familiarity, the comfort of knowing that which she reads?
Again, no offense meant or anything. If this seems random and intrusive, well, thats the kind of person I am, more fool me. But you guys are pretty much the only devout people i know. Whats the secret?