Surely so! That probably scared him... to have the truth come knocking.Hobbes' Choice wrote: I only found out about all this last year when I did and FB search for him - to which he never replied. Don't know why. Maybe because I know the truth about his teens and late kidhood?
I agree. There must be seemingly inescapable reasons/needs for encompassing oneself in such a way. I think to associate oneself with that which is so much bigger than oneself, gives the sense of oneself being bigger. Perhaps in some cases, it's like adults seeking an advising/caretaking force in their lives to replace their parents?Hobbes' Choice wrote: He definitely believes what he says and has managed to construct an impenetrable edifice of belief for which no falsification is possible. I don't see him as any different from any other religious person. This should act as a warning to anyone who allows belief into their lives.
I don't mean to offend religious people with this -- it is a reasonable potential to consider. Especially when we look at how many different beliefs there are, and even MOST religious people would say that beliefs OTHER THAN THEIR OWN are wrong -- so WHAT MIGHT BE the reasons/needs for people to adopt the different/"wrong" beliefs they have? If it's not "the truth"... what was the purpose for making it up and/or adopting it? This isn't just a thoughtful exploration for non-religious people. Can religious people do it of other religious people -- asking why they would come to believe such things -- or would that seem to cause too many questions for themselves?