I recently bumped into this video below, where Richard Dawkins, a prominent Atheist who does not believe in God, Religion or should I say who believes in Science and Evolution. Here are my points of view which may be a few!!
I think that what you believe defines you in a very prominent way as to how you live or intend to live your life. I, as many Indians, grew up in a religious home praying to several Gods of the Hindu religion. I still believe in all Mythical Figures and Holy Vedas, not for debating my own questionnaire, just because I am not intending to find answers to them. It would be so much more harder for this particular Professor to question or discard the presence of God because the theory of creation is explained in a Scientific manner in Hindu religion (which is one of the oldest religions) unlike other religions where it is either created in 6 days or chose to ignore the question itself. The Big Bang Theory would be the closest to the theory of creation like in Hindu's theory of the Sound of 'Om'.
When simplistic minds of human (like mine) cannot understand the concept of life through the millions of decades of years (a lot of time) in other words the theory of evolution by natural (sometimes random) selection, we seek simple answers. Answers that does not falsify the truth of 'the matter' yet satisfy the quench of human minds for knowledge. Keeping that in mind, the brilliant yet humble creators of Scriptures in Hindu religion made stories and myths that is hard to contradict on the basis of irrational or illogical.
However, there are many stories that simply cannot be logical. Some may ask about the Gods we pray having a head of a elephant or a monkey. But the theory of evolution could not explain the shape of our ancestors. Hanuman is a perfect example to support the difficulty of imagination in science (everything needs evidence) where a story has been used to explain how the most powerful being on earth has been seen and how a normal monkey 'evolute' into Hanuman. The ten avatars (Dasavatars) clearly explains the theory of evolution with out the basis of modern day scientists yet not contradicting it either. Kalki may not be a God as such but a modern man who rose to power (conquer all evil on a horse). Incidentally (or a natural selection) the stone age man used powerful horses as their mode of transportation.
The Hindu God (a few thousands) are the basis of faith to create moral and ethical deeds in human force in India. A powerful tool of all is faith in something superior to yourself but at the same time many Hindus believe in 'AhamBrahmosmi'- meaning I am Brahma (the creator) keeping it so simple for the science. For some to experience God or the feel of God may just be a chemical imbalance or an illusion but for some its a faith to push ourselves to be humble and for some a series of coincidences.
The cultural aspect of a religion is completely different form the question of presence of God. Though I disagree to the world creation in 6 days according Genesis of the Holy Bible, I tend to agree on a higher power. I believe in Hinduism as a religion that considerably answers many of my questions yet keeps my in a quest for more knowledge and doubt. That could be why I do not intend to seek answers but believe rather than regretting to disbelief.
PS: No offense to any other religion, I respect every religion.
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