Islam like other religions uses rituals and language to access your brains reward system. Man look how he smiles when talking about God. His brain is loading up on feel good chemicals. All done subconsciously.,(reply>), @goaw qebt It’s a fact words and ritual’s activates pathways in our brain and secretes power chemicals. Humans see this as god. How else could it feel this good? When it’s your own brain feeding off these endorphins. It’s why you know someone always angry or constantly shows self pity. Practicing Religion ofc isn’t the same thing. It does similar things. People need to accept this truth. Otherwise humans will never evolve. Constantly keeping our brain dependent. Hell maybe it’s what we all want subconsciously.<br><br>I actually respect religion and the wonders it’s down for man. We have to go forward and call it out for what it does to our own brain. We can’t stay in this state waiting for god to show up. It’s not benefiting anyone on this planet just waiting.<br><br>Man is stuck in a flat circumference Repeating. Over and over again. Snap the wheel.,(reply>), Nonsense,(reply>), So happiness doesn't exist?,(reply>), Even if we assume materialism is right<br><br>The fact that you can analyze something at the level of the brain doesn't makes it bad ?<br>This is like saying "this car is just a bunch of atoms"<br>Yeah so what ? Does that make it any less useful as a car ? Isn't everything reducible to quarks anyways ? So what's the point, what are you criticising ?<br><br>Also do you expect yourself to live with an uninitialized/unconfigured brain ?<br>religions are great systems for a wise, happy, non-naive "brain configuration",(reply>), You need to go beyond the literal chemical chemistry of neurology. Remember there is the hard problem of consciousness. So dont paint it into black and white