Do you believe in Angels? I can think of a few songs which pose that question. We believe in all sorts of beings which we've never seen, or at least, the majority of society has never been able to prove to have seen. What make an angel any more plausable then a fairy or an extra-terrestrial? Ghosts are popular visiters too. ghostly beings seem like big money makers on popular television channels such as Discovery and The History Channel.
There is a phenomenon that happens to us self-loving creatures, where when we see two dots underscored by another, we imagine we see a face. If you look at some old photographs, you may be tempted to shout, "Look, I see a face." Somewhere in us, we are hardwired to see human-like faces. On the same token, knowing something else exists helps us to continue living our short life spans knowing there may be something bigger and less physical. So, in short, we have a tendency to believe in human-like beings we've never fully seen.
So, I'm wondering, if someone believes in, say, ghosts, but not angels, or believes in any strange phenomenon but not the other, then, well, why?
Much of it simply comes down to personal experience. If angels, ghosts, fairies, etc. make themselves present in your life then you're more likely to believe in them than if you've never crossed paths with them. I happen to attract the attention of many different entities, so to me, they're part of my ordinary life. But when somebody comes to my house without that background, and the fairies snitch their shiny car keys off the table, it's a whole new scary world to them.
ReplyDeleteI've learned it's simpler to send such a person elsewhere to look for the keys, and just ask the fairies to bring them back myself, rather than trying to convince someone who doesn't know fairies what really happened to the darn keys.
I like the fairy.
ReplyDeleteysabetwordsmith, your comment is way interesting! You're right, though, experiences do fall in line with perceptions and beliefs. How many of them are carved by ideals, though, I wonder.
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Oh, and thank you, WillowRaven for the comment on the fairy. I drew it for my daughter, as she loves fairies. I'm not much of an artist, but it's fun to try, so I appreciate the comment!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I love many of your book cover designs. I was particularly interested in the Raw Redemption one. That one had a lot of abstract appeal.
Cheers!