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Scientist Discover That Atheist Might Not Exist by falcon01: 6:03am On Oct 13, 2014 |
Metaphysical thought processes are more deeply wired than hitherto suspected WHILE MILITANT ATHEISTS like Richard Dawkins may be convinced God doesn’t exist, God, if he is around, may be amused to find that atheists might not exist. Cognitive scientists are becoming increasingly aware that a metaphysical outlook may be so deeply ingrained in human thought processes that it cannot be expunged. While this idea may seem outlandish—after all, it seems easy to decide not to believe in God— evidence from several disciplines indicates that what you actually believe is not a decision you make for yourself. Your fundamental beliefs are decided by much deeper levels of consciousness, and some may well be more or less set in stone. This line of thought has led to some scientists claiming that “atheism is psychologically impossible because of the way humans think,” says Graham Lawton, an avowed atheist himself, writing in the New Scientist. “They point to studies showing, for example, that even people who claim to be committed atheists tacitly hold religious beliefs, such as the existence of an immortal soul.” This shouldn’t come as a surprise, since we are born believers, not atheists, scientists say. Humans are pattern-seekers from birth, with a belief in karma, or cosmic justice, as our default setting. “A slew of cognitive traits predisposes us to faith,” writes Pascal Boyer in Nature, the science journal, adding that people “are only aware of some of their religious ideas”. INTERNAL MONOLOGUES Scientists have discovered that “invisible friends” are not something reserved for children. We all have them, and encounter them often in the form of interior monologues. As we experience events, we mentally tell a non-present listener about it. The imagined listener may be a spouse, it may be Jesus or Buddha or it may be no one in particular. It’s just how the way the human mind processes facts. The identity, tangibility or existence of the listener is irrelevant. “From childhood, people form enduring, stable and important relationships with fictional characters, imaginary friends, deceased relatives, unseen heroes and fantasized mates,” says Boyer of Washington University, himself an atheist. This feeling of having an awareness of another consciousness might simply be the way our natural operating system works. PUZZLING RESPONSES These findings may go a long way to explaining a series of puzzles in recent social science studies. In the United States, 38% of people who identified themselves as atheist or agnostic went on to claim to believe in a God or a Higher Power (Pew Forum, “Religion and the Unaffiliated”, 2012). While the UK is often defined as an irreligious place, a recent survey by Theos, a think tank, found that very few people—only 13 per cent of adults—agreed with the statement “humans are purely material beings with no spiritual element”. For the vast majority of us, unseen realities are very present. When researchers asked people whether they had taken part in esoteric spiritual practices such as having a Reiki session or having their aura read, the results were almost identical (between 38 and 40%) for people who defined themselves as religious, non-religious or atheist. The implication is that we all believe in a not dissimilar range of tangible and intangible realities. Whether a particular brand of higher consciousness is included in that list (“I believe in God”, “I believe in some sort of higher force”, “I believe in no higher consciousness”) is little more than a detail. 1 Like |
Re: Scientist Discover That Atheist Might Not Exist by Nobody: 6:24am On Oct 13, 2014 |
We are nothing but pencil in the hand of the creator .... If we know what run in the mind of a cockroach, we would be amazed on how stupid it is !! There is God !! |
Re: Scientist Discover That Atheist Might Not Exist by MuhammaduJesus(m): 8:05am On Oct 13, 2014 |
This default setting of an innate belief in the one God is called FITRA in the Quran.The prophet said every child is born a monotheist but that its parent and environment changes it. |
Re: Scientist Discover That Atheist Might Not Exist by yuncka: 8:13am On Oct 13, 2014 |
Its obvios dat our modern day scientist have run out of discoveries. Or maybe d are lukin for a way to swallow d bitter truth dat God realy exists. |
Re: Scientist Discover That Atheist Might Not Exist by paranorman(m): 9:20am On Oct 13, 2014 |
Fars as i am concerned, there is no believer.. Deep down the subconcious, you hold on to somethng. Sooner or later, you'r gonna believe. Its just might be too late.. |
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