I prayed to god last night and as I’ve thought about it since I’ve wondered what they look like and what it is they do and where it is that they actually reside. I’ve thought about the process and how the act of praying is me signing over my beliefs and my fears, which are all manifestations of my mind to some supreme, all-seeing being that also only exists within the confines of my beliefs. Let me write that again.
When I pray to god I am handing over my beliefs to my beliefs...my ideas to my ideas.
What is that? How does that actually function? Culturally we’ve created a deity that is widely accepted, believed. This deity is all-knowing and all-powerful. According to common theory, this deity, this god, channels our beliefs, our opinions, into positive acts that shape and define our societies. That’s a lot to swallow.
Some all-understanding myth that only exists in our minds has the power to alter and shape the interactions we have with other living creatures? How does that work?
Hmmm...