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I was thinking about the state of the world, this morning.
Bank runs. Pandemics. Supply chain fragility. Government so corrupt that our leaders pretend to believe that children can consent to medical transition but 18 year olds cannot consent to taking out student loans. Military leaders who care more about pronouns and inclusiveness than readiness to fight and win wars.
The state of the world would be easier for me to bear if I believed in a god, I sometimes think. Other times, I think the opposite—that if I believed in any (allegedly) benevolent higher power, the state of the world would be much more incomprehensible to me.
The world I see looks a lot more like one shaped by natural selection, game theory, and selection pressures—and dominated by humans, evolved creatures who are still struggling to overcome the worst parts of human nature—than one with any benevolent overseer.
Of course, I could be wrong. I’m wrong all the time. I’ve been wrong at least seven times since I got up five hours ago.
What difference would it make to me, if I found out for sure that a god existed?