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It was raining heavily here, but bombs were falling in other places. Ecological disasters next to wars, flight, death. Wherever the news comes from, wherever you look: despair is growing everywhere.
How do you stand it? Do you see any good that could offset the almost omnipresent evil? Or to put it another way: Do you believe in God? Or—if that name confuses you—a higher power that generally looks in the right direction?
American psychologist Paul Rosin offered people who considered themselves intelligent sweets that looked like dog shit. He also served them soup in vessels. The test participants were able to see for themselves that the candies were sweet, the vessels were new and absolutely clean. It did not help. They clearly preferred to lick and eat when what was presented did not remind them that it ends the same way as everything we eat: in discharge.
In this experiment, appearance turned out to be stronger than reality. Faith has surpassed knowledge. Imagination took precedence over reality.
Many things exist only because we believe in them: money, democracy, freedom of the press and freedom of expression – none of this exists independently of us, but only as long as we believe in it, fight for it and behave accordingly . So there are good reasons to believe in faith.
What about God? “Of course there is an all-powerful, all-knowing and all-good God of Christianity,” says philosopher Marcus Gabriel. Like fiction, namely like a character from the Bible, the biggest best-selling book of all time. So it has a big impact. According to the German philosopher, this does not necessarily mean that God does not exist regardless of fiction.
You can only believe in God—or a higher power. This is what distinguishes faith from superstition: the superstitious believes that he knows, the believer knows that he believes. Believing does not mean having reliable information, it is rather a search activity. And as such, it gives some people the energy needed to endure this ungodly reality of facts, facts, and news that surrounds us all. Everything will be fine.
In dark days, Ursula von Arx believes that faith has great power over people
there could be a reason. Von Arx writes to Blik every other Monday.
Source: Blick
I am David Miller, a highly experienced news reporter and author for 24 Instant News. I specialize in opinion pieces and have written extensively on current events, politics, social issues, and more. My writing has been featured in major publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, and BBC News. I strive to be fair-minded while also producing thought-provoking content that encourages readers to engage with the topics I discuss.
