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We all believe in something or someone. We must believe, just as we must eat,
We all believe in something or someone. We must believe, just as we must eat,
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2023-12-16
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We all believe in something or someone. We must believe, just as we must eat, sleep, and reproduce. Mankind has an insatiable need for and an irresistible attraction to a vast array of beliefs about gods and demons, magic and miracles, truth and falsehood, love and hate, same and different. Implausible, even irrational ideas, have been cherished for centuries. Saints and other martyrs suffered indescribable pain and agony, even death, for their beliefs. Scientists have been put to death for their belief that the earth is round, or that there is an Invisible force called gravity, or that the earth is not the center of the universe with the sun revolving around it, or that the blood circulates throughout the body, or that Man evolving around it, or that the blood circulates throughout the body, or that Man evolved from lower forms of life. Religious leaders have attracted millions of people with their version of how life began and how we must behave.
If people do not believe In medicine and science, religion, education, government, and the social contract, chaos results and no society can tolerate that, which is why all societies impose order on their members. We must believe or face unbearable ambiguity and anxiety.
Belief is faith and faith is trust and trust is security, predictability. Fear and hope are the twins that shape belief. We fear death, our enemies, illness, the known, the unknown, and punishment. Hope tells us that things will improve. We will not be defeated. We will succeed. It promises ns a good life here and after death. Fear persuades ns to believe that we can be protected, safe, if we join a group whose god is capable of holding evil at bay, then I cling to that group. We dare not, not believe. Furthermore, belief confers upon believers a special status: those who know the truth. Many people believe that their faith will help them to overcome sickness, fear, sorrow, joy, grief etc., each trigger specific endocrinal secretions--hormones and neurotransmitters (adrenalin, serotonin or dopamine) that modify behavior. In order to control this torrent of endocrinal activity, many people turn to their faith because it convinces them that things will improve and that positive attitude cures the body to fight the invading bacteria or virus. Mind and body are totally integrated, supporting the notion that belief (faith) is a very powerful emotional force affecting physical behavior.
Is the most effective belief system one that is composed of absolutes--unyielding, unvarying and eternal? The answer is yes, because when we eliminate doubt from a situation we feel secure, restored to balance, but if the belief system is science and is based on objective information without absolutes and requires a questioning attitude, not an accepting one us in most belief systems it unnerves people. They cannot handle the uncertainty, the lack of a God or some omnipotent overseer who eliminates doubt and reassures us that all is well and under control. Any system that offers definitive answers to complex human questions and problems: this is right, this is wrong, this is true, this is false--one question, one answer only, is very appealing.
All beliefs require confirmation from an authoritative source whether that be a priest, a rabbi, a shaman, a family member, a special friend, an expert--one who commands obedience and respect. An authenticator. Per- haps all belief is composed of the same elements in approximately the same proportions for even science re- quires a suspension of some disbelief, some uncertainty, however miniscule. Black Holes and the Big Bang are metaphoric truths derived from the physics we know now. But you have to believe, to have faith in the methods of science to gather information, to analyse and interpret it objectively in order to accept its conclusions. No one witnessed the Big Bang, or a Black Hole. These were inferred from careful study and analysis by many re- searchers.
Can we devise an alternative to belief? Probably not. Belief pits one group against another. Muslims against Christians, Arabs against Jews, Catholics against Protestants, Serbs against Albanians, because each group insists that all most conform to their beliefs. Belief in an exclusive God divides men and has been a major cause of innumerable bloody wars. Not only religion divides people, but politics divides, socio-economic status divides, color divides and education divides us. In all cases, one group claims possession of the truth and the most sincere faith. All men consider themselves CHOSEN, chosen by their God as the one and only, the best, the most cherished.
We need our enemies. The only hope that I can imagine, and it is certainly a very fragile one, is that we all agree to believe whatever we wish and to worship as we choose, but WE WILL ACCEPT EVERY HUMAN TO HUMAN AS WE ARE, worthy of the same respect and care. Do unto others as you would have other do unto you. Simple, universal. Mankind is of a piece biologically, physiologically, and psychologically in that we all need love, peace, security, food, clothing and shelter; we must all sleep, reproduce the species and we do it the same way with the same result. In the mirror you could see me and I could see you, but our cultures have taught us to notice differences in color, speech, clothing, food, marriage, belief in their own distinctively inflect- ed way and that sets us apart.
No one will take this suggestion very seriously. They never have, though most institutions have called for the same thing. This is true: your beliefs will separate you from me, may lead you to see me the enemy, and ray beliefs deny or denigrate the validity of your beliefs, but I will not be your enemy, your scapegoat, your excuse for venting suppressed anger and resentment you learned at home, in school, in your church or temple, in your neighborhood. I gain no wealth, no power, no wisdom at your expense, nor do I gain life in your death; we are bound together for our ambiguous stay on this whirling pellet in space.
Belief is universal: soothing, comforting and uplifting, but it is the great divider. Perhaps we should take the witty and humorous advice of the American poet E.E. Cummings: "Listen, there’s a hell of a good universe next door; let’s go" from his poem "pity this busy monster, manunkind." [br] The conclusion of this passage is that ______.
选项
A、belief is the real mason which sets us apart
B、belief is universal and every human is as human as we are
C、belief separates people from one another and leads people to become enemies
D、belief is based on gaining wealth, power, wisdom at others’ expense
答案
B
解析
观点态度题。作者全文讨论了信仰的作用以及意义、性质,最后集中在信仰对人产生的分裂力量,作者呼吁人们要彼此尊重,互不为敌。
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