Einstein said:
"Man tries to make for himself in the fashion that suits him best a simplified and intelligible picture of the world.
He then tries to some extent to substitute this cosmos of his for the world of experience, and thus to overcome it… He makes this cosmos and its construction the pivot of his emotional life in order to find in this way the peace and serenity which he cannot find in the narrow whirlpool of personal experience."
We believe ourselves to be rational being... nothing could be further from the truth... most of our conclusions and beliefs are based on intuition and "feelings."
People will believe in life after death... why...???
People believe that if they are good... good things will happen to them... why...???
People believe that they should be patriotic...why...???
People believe in organized religion... why...???
There are no "facts" supporting any of these (or thousands of other) fundamental beliefs...
And, the main reason that people hold beliefs is that, "They feel more secure in believing something even if all evidences appear otherwise, then to remain in a state of uncertainty..."
What is wrong with saying, "I don't know... I don't have to know... and I don't care that I don't know..." when there are no facts to support a theory...
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