Purpose of Sending Prophets

[sharaabee]

Re: Purpose of Sending Prophets

@Mirch

Firmly believing that a car can come into existence out of nowhere without a creator is not much logical either. If someone tell you that I was standing in a desert hungry and thirsty and I saw that a fig tree grew out of nowhere , a water stream started to flow under it I filled my stomach with those aromatic , good tasting figs and quenched my thirst with that water. You will declare that guy insane.
Similarly if someone says I was going on a camel in the desert my camel died all of sudden and I was devastated. But lo and behold a shiny new BMW appeared from nowhere , its tank was full a key was in ignition , I sat in the car and drove off to safety and comfort of nearby town. This guy is obviously lying because it is against the logic. Right ?

So if someone tells me that this whole big universe appeared out of nowhere I declare that person insane and his/her stance against common logic.
So how come I believe that there is a creator and nobody created that creator , right ?
Here logic goes out the door and belief comes into picture. Why I have that belief ,** because it provides solace to my soul when I am restless, it gives me sanity to explain the unexplained , it gives me comfort when I am sad thinking there is someone watching over me, it calms down my stress when I feel that I am alone to deal with my problems.**
I hope you will not call having a belief against logic insane , will you ?

Great points Mirch.
I said in my last post that I do NOT belong to the category of people who firmly believe there is no creator.
The bolded part of your post is golden. That’s the primary reason why people get religious or stay religious. Its comforting to know there is a purpose, there is a pattern, etc etc. The only thing I’d like to add that.. this need of seeking a pattern or a purpose.. should not translate to blindly believing fairytale stories from the past which were propagated for this reason alone back in the day + as a way to control/influence the masses.
Be spiritual if that helps you. But I think there is no need to be so ritual and believe everything literally, especially when it gets political and gets down to discriminating or putting down beliefs of other people who just happened to be born in another culture and follow a different belief system to get the same thing as you are trying to get..comfort..solace..and peace.