I was in the middle of watching my favorite Television show the other night, "Dexter", when the idea of faith was introduced. A rather odd topic to focus on given that the main character is a serial killer, but i couldn't help but think about what one of the characters was saying on the idea. A character by the name of Brother Sam was explaining that, "Its human nature, you gotta believe in something. Haven't you had a problem so big that you couldn't handle it on your own?". These word's struck me as very interesting because i had never before really explored the idea of faith and believing in something. What is it that causes people, be it American's or anybody else, to have faith and believe in something of a higher power?I believe that faith in the religious sense is seen most in the case similar to what Brother Sam was talking about, when one has a problem bigger than themselves. A conflict or question where they cannot seem to find a resolution or answer to. It also seems like people turn to faith in times of peril and hardship.
What causes people to have faith? Is it human nature to believe in something bigger?
Just to let you know, I'm also a huge fan of Dexter! It's a really good show. But to answer your question, I do believe that it is human nature to believe in something bigger. In fact, I think that most people believe in something bigger. Whether it's God, the Devil, or gravity, it's obvious that humans are only a tiny speck relative to the universe. In fact, I've even come to an agreement with a friend of mine that atheism, in and of itself, is a form of religion - it's simply a belief in "science". There's no doubt that something bigger is out there, merely because of the fact that humans are so small in the grand scheme of things.
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