Re: Why can\'t I believe? (is it a genetic predisposition?)
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Supposing I wanted the ability to believe in a a God but just didn't have it in me to fulfil such a longing; am I a lesser or richer person than somebody who can?
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You've got it backwards. Authentic religious belief is NOT the possession of some transcendent awareness or heightened consciousness. It's more like the absence of self. ("For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified." 1 Cor 2:2) It's looking in the mirror and seeing nothing but a glaring light, empty and untouchable. It's a reverse abyss, a hopelessly small truth squeezed into your head that pushes everything else out.
Why would you want that? It's much better to be human---if you can.
Some people can't.
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