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Difference Between The Thinking Pc A Religious & Non Religious
I’ve been reflecting on a subtle psychological difference between non-religious people and those who believe in God, especially in how they relate to reality and pursue happiness.
For a non-religious person, one of the key starting points for happiness is to accept the world exactly as it is. This acceptance of “what is” allows for immediate mental peace, emotional stability, and contentment.
But for a believer in God, reality is not simply “as it is” — because they see the world as created by Someone with whom they have a relationship. This relationship introduces a new psychological dynamic
The believer often thinks:
“Since the Creator controls reality, and since I have a personal relationship with Him, reality can potentially change according to His will.”
Therefore, instead of purely accepting things as they are, the believer may turn towards prayer (du’a) for change,hope for divine intervention,seeking deeper meaning or test behind events,questioning the wisdom behind current circumstances. This adds an extra layer of negotiation with reality, rather than simple acceptance. Sometimes this can make happiness and peace more complex: instead of directly accepting reality, the believer often remains psychologically engaged in seeking divine adjustment of reality.
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Difference Between The Thinking Pc A Religious & Non Religious
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Different atheists and theists show different kinds of responses. An atheist may get dissatisfied with the reality as it is, because it is bleak, ends in nothing, injustice finds no compensation, and miseries have no rewards.
On the other hand, and believer who complements the here with the hereafter, feels satisfied that injustice will meet justice, miseries will be rewarded, and he finds the purpose of life.
A believer who believes in God stops searching for impossible answers to reality behind the events. He believes that everything is from God or with His permission.
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Some non-believers, when they truly understand reality, do not add any extra meaning to it. They simply accept reality as it is, without asking why it is this way. But many who call themselves non-believers actually add something very similar to what a believer dos they emotionally struggle to fully accept reality as it is.
The believer finds comfort by adding the ideas of God, afterlife, justice for injustice, and rewards for suffering. This brings peace, purpose, and hope. The non-believer who cannot fully accept reality may avoid thinking about these painful facts or may unconsciously wish for some deeper meaning, even if they deny it.
But if a non-believer fully accepts reality as it is, without adding any extra explanation or emotional meaning, the true nature of reality slowly starts to reveal itself.
However, I must also ask mysel
Is my own way of looking at reality this pure acceptance without adding any higher purpose, also just a mental construction?
Am I, too, perhaps creating this mindset simply to achieve a sense of peace, by telling myself not to search for impossible answers?
Could it be that both the believer and the non-believer are trying to find mental comfort, only in different ways?
When humans adopt any worldview, whether belief in God or complete acceptance of a purposeless reality to what extent are they discovering the truth, and to what extent are they simply building mental frameworks to cope with existence?
The line between truth and psychological comfort is often very thin.
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To strive for mentle peace is not to strive for searching for truth.
One needs to decide whether there is a God or creator or not. If the world has a conscious creator, did he talk to humanity or not. If there are claims of divorce messages in the form of religions then one needs to pay heed to the voices claiming to be from God. If a religion has sources and credentials to establish its truth that it is from God, an honest response it to accept it. If there is not way to believe in the truth of religion then one should not accept any faith no matter how beneficial it is psychologically.
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