The Lure of Ideology

[Viva_Daddy]

Let’s face it, humans are run by faith (ideology) rather than facts. While we have some information from the past that allows us to have some confidence in predicting the future, that “confidence” is based on the faith (ideology) that things will continue to unfold in a way that is consistent with how they have unfolded in the past. However, from experience, we know that this is not always the case.

Understandably, we humans react to this fact as an existential threat and have developed “coping mechanisms” (religions, philosophies, social and political “systems”) to help us deal with this threat. These ideologies do not really help us deal with reality better, but they do help us deal with the terror we would otherwise have to continually endure without them.
Here is something to consider: Do you know what you will be thinking 5 minutes from now, or even one minute from now? No, you don’t. Are you certain that you will still be alive tomorrow? You can have faith and hope (ideology) that you will still be alive tomorrow, but that’s it. No certainty.

Let’s face facts: None of us (collectively or individually) are in control of our lives…and we never have been. Thus, the lure of ideology. It provides some comfort from the terror we would otherwise have to face.

[laconicsax]

1. You're conflating different definitions of "faith."

Faith in a supervisory creator god is markedly different that "faith" that the sun will "rise" in the morning.

One is a blind stab in the dark, he other is a trust based on evidence, reason, and understanding. That both concepts share a common label only demonstrates the inadequacy of the language.