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- Are We Orphans
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wise Cause or Creator —would communicate...
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Are we mere orphans
in the Universe? Unaided, are we completely incapable of unraveling
this mystery? Must these answers be provided to us? What
are some ways that a wise cause or Causer might
try to reach us? Is there any evidence of this?
MAN'S INNATE
AWARENESS —UNIVERSAL
Throughout
all civilizations and cultures, man has exhibited an innate awareness
of a Higher Entity. Though often expressed in primitive and bizarre
forms through ignorance and superstition, man's instinctive drive
to worship something higher than himself is universal [20].
Do We Have
a 'GOD-Chip'? (i.e., GOD-Knowledge)
Our
instinct to worship is non-rational, i.e., not the result
of reasoning. How do we know? Because there are many reasoning
people who deny the existence of a Higher Entity.
What this universal
belief in a Higher Being does indicate is that man's nature may
be pre-wired to acknowledge and worship a Maker. This
phenomenon has been witnessed in all cultures without exception. |
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- "As
every anthropologist knows…all agree that there are no races
however crude, which are destitute of all idea of religion."
[20]
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- Where does
this universal awareness originate from? How is it manifested?
- In general,
three beliefs are typically associated with innate conviction
of a Higher Entity:
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1) Acceptance
that a Super-Being exists over and above the forces of nature;
2) An occasional
sense of overwhelming smallness or vulnerability in the cosmos
and a dependence upon this Super-Being as controlling man's destiny;
3) A belief
that meaningful communication can be established with this Higher
Entity and that this relationship can lead to security and happiness. |
If a Higher
Being has installed within us an intuitive recognition of Him
—for what purpose? Could it be meant to assure us that we
are not orphans and to aid in our quest to find our Maker?
If so, why do some reject this universal instinct?
- Legacy
of Faith —Fragile?
- The reality
is, bad things do happen to good people. As a result, this instinctive
knowledge can be damaged and even dislodged for a variety of
reasons.
For example,
this instinct can be extinguished through sustained brainwashing
tactics. These tactics often punish those who espouse spiritually
oriented ideologies or beliefs. Such are the tactics of the atheistic
political ideologies of Communism, Marxism, neo-Nazis, fascists
and evolutionists. |
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He
who denies GOD's existence thwarts and suppresses the deepest
instincts and finest impulses of the soul. [6] |
- Another way
this instinct can be damaged is via a traumatizing event in which
the victim loses hope in an intervening Reality.
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- Others can
lose their instinctive capacity to believe in a Maker through
lack of confirmation. For example, a person may have been reared
in a religious household and may have even passively embraced
the family's religious ideology.
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- But when their
faith is challenged and they don't experience any confirming
evidence, their passive belief can dissolve into cynicism. The
sad result in practical atheism i.e., one who lives
their life without any regard for spiritual reality.
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- "Atheism
is a crime against man. It attempts to tear out of the heart
of man his craving for the spiritual, his hunger and thirst for
the infinite" [6]
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- What are
the Results of Dysfunctional Innate Belief?
- The result
is atheism. Victims believe that GOD doesn't care about them,
so they choose not to care about Him.
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- Typically,
the only thing that can jump-start their innate belief again
is through a convincing episode that restores their faith.
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- SUMMARY
- Apparently
one way that the Higher Entity attempts to reach us is via our
universal, innate awareness of Him. Let's examine another way
that a cause or Causer might attempt to communicate
with us...courtesy of Nature.
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- Is There
a Hidden Message
- in Nature?
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