I'm completely non-religious and, in fact, I don't have any type of "faith." As a scientist, I value doubt more than conviction and I'm always asking more questions than I can answer.
I don't believe in anything, not even in the "reality" around me. And not even in mathematics (no one has ever proven logically that 1 + 0 = 1). I don't trust my senses, and I wouldn't follow my instincts (they are nothing but fluctuations of the chemicals in my body).
The idea that people can believe in things for which they have absolutely no proof baffles me. I must say I think most religious people must be pretending. I just cannot fathom such a thing as "belief" or "faith."
I don't understand "hope" either. I can assess a trend to have possible positive consequences to a certain point, but the final analysis of all future branches goes beyond human capabilities. Saving a child from starving may, in the end, cause a world war.
I've noticed this makes it hard for people to be my friends.
2006-12-02
15:59:18
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