Huxley highlights the conditional nature of religious faith in attempts to illuminate the societal influence in the belief in God and the eternal desire of humanity to explain the unexplainable. The belief in a higher power stems from the influence of one’s social environment as it shapes one’s perception of existence. God is construct of humanity in order to bring purpose to existence. When believing in a god or higher power one aspires to lead a “holy” or “faithful” existence in order to eventually reach spiritual enlightenment or a domain such as “heaven”. In my life I have been brought up within crossfires of the belief in god and the total disbelief in its existence. My mother’s side of the family is a highly religious family that embodies
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The Bible consists of an array of tales and stories in order to bring truth and stability to humanity. These tales ranged from explaining environmental phenomena to the creation of humanity with Adam and Eve. This parallels the novel Things Fall Apart as Okonkwo and the indigenous people of Africa explain the world through stories and tales. To bring an explanation to an individual having an ill fortunes and pain, the forest was often blamed as it possessed “dark magic” in the eyes of the native people. This was the common believe of the villagers until white man came and perfectly existed in the “evil forest”. This series of events within the novel highlight man’s craving for stability through truth. By explaining phenomena that occurs in one’s life through stories and religion, one is able to gain the peace of mind that stems from knowledge. It is truly the unknown that humanity fears for one helpless when they are unable to explain something or give a reason behind its existence. In the past, religion and faith in god were essential constructs of society as they brought meaning to one’s life as well as knowledge. In modern society there is no place for these outdated practices as they provide little to no benefit to anyone that follows these societal constructs. Due to the fact that religion is merely a construct of society to explain the
The Bible consists of an array of tales and stories in order to bring truth and stability to humanity. These tales ranged from explaining environmental phenomena to the creation of humanity with Adam and Eve. This parallels the novel Things Fall Apart as Okonkwo and the indigenous people of Africa explain the world through stories and tales. To bring an explanation to an individual having an ill fortunes and pain, the forest was often blamed as it possessed “dark magic” in the eyes of the native people. This was the common believe of the villagers until white man came and perfectly existed in the “evil forest”. This series of events within the novel highlight man’s craving for stability through truth. By explaining phenomena that occurs in one’s life through stories and religion, one is able to gain the peace of mind that stems from knowledge. It is truly the unknown that humanity fears for one helpless when they are unable to explain something or give a reason behind its existence. In the past, religion and faith in god were essential constructs of society as they brought meaning to one’s life as well as knowledge. In modern society there is no place for these outdated practices as they provide little to no benefit to anyone that follows these societal constructs. Due to the fact that religion is merely a construct of society to explain the