FINDING FAITH - 3

Where can we begin to unravel this ‘God’ question?

First we are seeking to explain our own existence, and the existence of others, and the existence of the things we see and touch all around us. We see that these things are complex; they appear to be the work of intelligence - especially us!

At this point the superstitious person makes a leap of faith and says, “There must be some great Power out there that made all this - including me.” Certainly that is one way to interpret what we observe. Religious superstition, as it turns out, often works!

The practical mystic takes a different direction. This person says, “There must be intelligence in the universe - in fact, I know there is, because I know I am intelligent. But since I see signs of this intelligence in everything, everywhere, then this Intelligence must be part of the very fabric of the everything.”

The conclusion is that we are part of a self-organizing universe, in which this Mind, this Intelligence is inherent throughout. In fact, we assume that this Mind is the creator of what we see, because after all creation is a mental act. Creation is not mindless, it is the result of a mental impulse.

There are only two possible conclusions.

One is that there is a Mental Force beyond myself that creates, throughout the universe, which we can call God, or any other name we want.

The other is that I myself am an insane Godling, merely imagining all that I think I see, with the entire universe inside my mind.

If I choose the second conclusion, then I am imagining you right now! Don’t worry, I won’t make you disappear!