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Originally Posted by marmalade  Humans have been wondering about this type of thing for as long as civilization has existed which implies some inherent tendency within the human psyche(even if it doesn't manifest equally or in the same way for everyone). |
I suspect we do have an inherent tendency(ies) in our psyche.
I don't have have enough data to rule out that it is a belief in god.
A better or more descriptive tendency (I think) is that humans require an explanation.
Believing in a god would be a subset of requiring an explanation.
So to answer your questions, assuming they were not rhetorical:
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he tricky question is why does this tendency exist in humans? answered above
Why do humans believe in things that they defy rationality? because they are not INTPs ....
Why do humans have weird experiences? ...because they are not INTPs ....
Is this aspect of humanity just an accidental fluke of evolution? we are working on that question.
Are beliefs in God merely about social control? ..... No
ps went to MBTIcentral ..... there seem to be a disproportionate number of INTPs there? .... :shiver: