From atheism to animism: why I returned to believing in the supernatural
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| No single belief system can truly comprehend the immense vastness of the cosmos or reality; have an open mind that accommodates a wide range of views and beliefs |
The "distinction" between the material/natural and the spiritual/supernatural is not an objective aspect of the cosmos; instead, it is a human illusion created by human senses, which are tailored towards monitoring the Earth and nothing more. The "hierarchy" between humans and deities is also a human illusion. What's one material human in one universe may become a demigod or even a full deity in another universe. Likewise, a deity in one universe may become a mortal human in another universe. The cosmos, that is the multiverse, decides who becomes a deity among us mortal humans; and who becomes a mortal humans among deities. As for the vastness of the cosmos, deities and humans are not like lower and higher ranks, but rather more like two coequal sectors of the same reality.
Junior high school life under atheism
I became an atheist during my high school years due to computer influence and having no idea about what lies beyond our local reality. My atheism was due to the events around me. People prayed but there was no apparent improvement. I also saw incidents of religion being invoked to justify forms of bigotry, such as anti-LGBT sentiments. I joined several secularist groups but eventually left because the members were morally depraved. It is noticeable that a majority of atheists are dissatisfied with the religions they previously affiliated with. They complain of the way religion is taught, such as teachings implying that they will suffer forever for who they are. On another hand, the atheists complain of misbehavior among the clergy, as in perversion.
Atheism is related to social issues
Atheism, as in lack of faith in any religion or belief systems, is a symptom of a larger problem. Modern human society increasingly requires practical solutions that may not exactly appeal to many rigid belief systems, which tend to resist new developments. Compounding the issue is that not many people are interested in what is called "new religious movements," which are spiritual belief systems that have novel principles and rituals that may be invented from scratch instead of being based on existing belief systems. Novel belief systems could provide potential adherents with a viable alternative to existing ones. When popularized and endorsed en masse, chances are, newer belief systems could present a challenge to the authority of older belief systems or in rare cases, even compel older religions to change parts of their practices and beliefs. New religious movements or novel belief systems have a potential in a modern world where traditional religions become inadequate or unappealing to an increasing number of people. Just as everything is subject to change and adaptation, religions or spiritual beliefs must change an adapt to their adherents' ever-changing demands. Or else, they will end up in mythology books, like what happened to the Greek and Roman deities upon the advent of Christianity.
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