Emily asked, Why is something as far-fetched as fate so commonly widespread and believed in and why is it an attractive belief?
I believe there are a couple reasons why people cling to faith. The first is, they want to be able to explain the unknown. The unknown is scary, and humans are naturally curious. They have to find a way to appease that curiosity, in this case with God.
Another reason people cling to religion is because it gives them a scapegoat. People don’t like accepting responsibility for things that go wrong, so they blame God. Furthermore, when things go wrong—like cancer or the death of a loved one—there is nobody to blame, so people conveniently blame God.
A last reason people cling to religion is because they rely on that promise of a better afterlife. Many people lead good religious lives so that they can get into Heaven. If religion didn’t exist, they would have no idea where they would go after death.
My question in response to this post is, Do you think people would be more likely to reject religion if some other explanation for the afterlife was proven?
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