Having read through several of the recent threads on Gods existence, Religious hypochondria and those who simply state that they really dont care I asked myself the question why?
Why do some people have faith and a desire to worship and believe?
Why do some people despise faith and lack any sense of a 'greater' being?
The facts and questions could be discussed/debated and vehemently argued all day long (and often are) and the answer is there are no solid answers.........for those believers they cannot give absolute proof of a 'Gods' existence and for those that do not believe they cannot give absolute proof in a 'Gods' non existence.
So are some people hard wired to believe whilst others are not?
Interesting articles about this matter include
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=3157321&page=1
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/04/neurotheology/index.html
(I have faith these links will work.........but will try to sort them out if they dont)
If some are 'hard wired' to believe this leads to questions such as
Why are they?
Does consideration of this idea lessen the need to 'bash' religion, God and believers?
And if this hard wiring is only part of evolution (a possible atheistic view) what purpose has it and does it serve?
Has in fact the part of the brain that makes belief and worship possible bought in some ways benefit to mankind and can it continue to?