What if you are a dope?

Throughout history, people have held beliefs and convictions that later proved to be wrong: the Earth was not flat, the sun did not orbit the Earth, the world was not created 6,000 years ago, and witches and gnomes did not exist. The Germans were not a superior race, and sins did not cause cancer.

What if your convictions and beliefs also turn out to be wrong? What if also your ideas about God and how life must be lived are delusions? What if your firm conviction that spirituality is pure nonsense is simply small-mindedness? What if there actually is a God somewhere, but all religions have it completely wrong? What if human authorities created the religions to make you obey them?

You're aware of only a small part of yourself and a tiny, tiny part of the world.

Who am I, really?

Sometimes I am an atheist, other times I am an agnostic. Sometimes I am deeply religious, but it is a religion of my own invention, not someone else's. Sometimes I believe there is an afterlife, other times I don't. Sometimes I am convinced that it is important how we live our lives; other times I believe it doesn't make any difference: we simply die one day and that's it. There is nothing more to it. Sometimes I have a naturalistic worldview; other times, I think there is also a spiritual dimension. 

Each one is saved by his own faith

There are approximately 4,000 different religions on this planet. Moreover, there are thousands of different kinds of Christianity, thousands of different kinds of Hinduism, different kinds of Islam, and different kinds of Buddhism. There are thousands of different creation stories and beliefs about the nature of God.

This implies that you can also invent a creation story and an idea about God. Your story is as valid as anyone else's. In fact, it is essential that you develop your own belief system rather than simply adopting someone else's. It can be dangerous to let someone else take over your mind. You must be cautious to avoid downloading malicious software.

But it is also essential to question your story as thoroughly as you question others. Your mind can also cook up crazy stuff. You must ask yourself, "Does this make any sense?"

Free will is only for the rich

We may have free will, but we can seldom use it. Throughout history, people have been forced to do things they hate. They have been slaves, serfs, and cannon fodder. Today, most people have to work doing things they don't want to do to make a living. Some women are trapped in a marriage because they don't have the funds to leave. Some are trapped in a belief system; they are stuck in a labyrinth where they can't find the exit. Some are addicted to alcohol and drugs. They want to stop drinking and drugging, but they can't.

Brain scientists and philosophers can debate if free will exists until they get blue in the face, but who cares? Free will is irrelevant to most of us.

God isn't All-Powerful

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

But one of his favorite angels betrayed him and overthrew him. God fled with his closest associates and set up a camp in a deep forest. The new evil God claimed that he was the original God, the lord of everything, and that he is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving. Humankind was fooled by his charismatic narcissism and began worshiping him, which they still do.

However, the original God and his associates are still alive. They fight guerrilla warfare against the evil God, like Robin Hood fighting the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Which side are you on? Do you support Robin Hood or the Sheriff of Nottingham?

Spirituality

I believe there is a spiritual dimension. But you can't get in contact with it through mediums, spiritual sessions, or Ouija boards.

I also doubt that you can get in contact with angels and gods through prayers. Most people are praying to a fantasy God. Some worship a God with an elephant's head and four arms, others worship a right-wing evangelical God, and some worship the sun as a God. I believe if you get in contact with the spiritual dimension, it's because someone there has contacted you. 

You may notice this in a synchronicity or some other mysterious event and realize that something strange happened to you. You are an idiot, and someone in the spirit world was trying to help you, or maybe punish you, because you are an idiot who refuses to understand something. A spirit directed your steps and the steps of someone else, which caused you to bump into each other.

Some people believe that there is no spirit world. Well, that may be so. There are many different kinds of beliefs in the world.

Beliefs

Some people believe that God is vengeful and jealous. Others believe the universe was created from nothing fourteen billion years ago.

Some still believe that they belong to a superior race and that they must kill or exploit inferior races because this is the law of life.

Some believe that human history is now coming to an end, while others believe that a fantastic future awaits us.

There are many beliefs floating around in the world. Some are harmless and innocent, while others are destructive and dangerous.