I’d to say a word about those who don’t believe in God - and that is this:
The kind of God you don’t believe in doesn’t exist!
The images of God that we usually learn are either: the white-bearded old guy at a table with a big record book, or an angry guy with a staff or pitchfork or some pointy thing, ready to spew forth lightning or some other kind of wrath. There are Hindu gods with umpteen arms and two heads, and whatever else. There are animal-headed gods, animal-footed gods, and fierce monstrous beast gods. And finally, there are people gods, such as Odin and the ever-popular Jesus.
To the serious skeptic, non of these are very convincing. For one thing, none are recent - for another thing, the difference between history and mythology cannot be sorted out. To have faith, we must have more. We must have real knowledge, that comes from our own experience. We must have a commonsense faith.
When we teach the Science of Mind, we let you explore and practice for yourself till you can see the connection between your innermost desires and your experience. We teach practical mysticism - things you can try out. We show you have to build faith by trying it out.
Faith is something that many people have trouble with, because they have encountered situations which have caused them to be untrusting. Mistrust in things and people, all aspects of Creation, may lead us to mistrust the Creator as well. Do you honestly believe that the world, the universe is there for you? Or do you believe in Murphy's Law, that there is a built-in aspect to reality that means it is "gonna getcha"?
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