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About Faith

Someone asked me, do you believe in reincarnation? Do you believe in the existence of God? Regarding this question, I have a simple and plain view: whether there is reincarnation, whether God exists, there must be a yes or no answer, regardless of yes or no, they are facts that already exist but have not been confirmed by humans, and belief and facts are two different things. Before clarifying the truth, believing in one possibility and guiding one's thoughts and actions based on it, is it a bit inappropriate?

I cannot believe in the Bible or other religious stories, just like I cannot believe that 1+1=3. As for the existence of a non-personalized entity - some call it God, some call it the Creator, who created the universe, my view is that anything that cannot be verified by facts or logic should be treated with skepticism, neither believing nor outright denying, that is to say, not making judgments, maintaining a suspended state. For example, during a journey through the desert, someone suddenly tells everyone that they believe there is a spring or lake about 20 kilometers ahead, and continuously persuades everyone to believe what he says, even establishing an organization and engaging in struggles. I always feel that this person's mental state is a bit problematic. Whether there is a spring or lake, you will know when you get there. There is no need to make unfounded assertions now and believe in one possibility as true. Honestly, what if there is no spring or lake there, but a mirage? If his assertion is correct, it's fine, but if it's wrong, how will those who believed him and threw away their extra water survive on the journey?

My attitude is to suspend this issue, avoiding using it as the basis for thought and action.

Otherwise, building a belief system on unverifiable ideas is dangerous. Besides the possibility of being completely wrong, the more important point is that because its foundational ideas cannot be verified, its doctrines are even more so. This will lead to the evolution of various religions and doctrines, ultimately leading to division, opposition, conflict, and war, or becoming an excuse for them, as history has already proven. Krishnamurti has spoken very clearly about this, and there is no need to repeat it in detail here.

So this is the problem with religion - foundational ideas that cannot be verified give rise to various religions and doctrines, ultimately leading to opposition and conflict, while science basically does not have this problem - this is not to say that science is always correct.

Of course, there are also some good aspects in religion... Faith can make us persistent and firm, but it can also make us blind and paranoid; faith can provide us with a spiritual home, but it can also be a mental prison.

When Pascal argued for the benefits of religious faith, he only considered the benefits of religion to individuals, looking at it from an individual standpoint and perspective. He did not consider the role of religion in groups. Religion has quite a negative side to groups, namely, religion will inevitably create division, opposition, and conflicting conflicts, and another point is that once a religious organization is formed, it can become a hiding place for centralized power.

By the way, I have read some reports about evidence of reincarnation, where young children retain memories of someone who has already passed away. I do not think this is enough to prove the existence of reincarnation because it cannot rule out some unimaginable situations, such as highly advanced aliens playing pranks, transferring the memories of someone who has already died to the brain of a newborn child, creating the illusion of reincarnation.

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