Struggling to survive the Nine Threats (see previous posts), we ponder why we find ourselves delivered to a world not of our own choosing.
As our forebears evolved, they first became aware of Surroundings, then Self, and finally, when the first glimmer of higher intelligence glinted in their eyes, they asked the Significance of it all. They asked if there was a supernatural order beyond what we could see and feel. Religion was born. Thousands of them in fact. While these differ wildly in worldviews, they all seek to explain Surroundings, Self, and Significance. They all ask the Six Questions of God.
But with so many different faiths to choose from, how do we know which one is true? Truth is, we don't choose our religion: it chooses us ... the religion of our parents ... and they simply tell us it is the one true faith. That if we just believe strongly enough, then what we believe must be true. This is the ultimate self-fulfilling prophecy; it is why we fling maidens into volcanoes and fly planes into buildings.
The real truth is that we can only assign a likelihood to our beliefs. My novel, PROPH-ET: Journey from Stardust explores the possibility of a supernatural order to the cosmos.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CICMCTA#_
If you want to take a shortcut, follow the link below to ask yourself the Six Questions of God and calculate your God Number.
http://www.yourgodnumber.com/
