As someone who said his share of prayers back in his Orthodox Jewish childhood upbringing, I can personally testify that praising God is an enormously boring activity, even if you’re still young enough to truly believe in God. The part about praising God is there as an applause light that no one is allowed to contradict: it’s something theists believe they should enjoy, even though, if you ran them through an fMRI machine, you probably wouldn’t find their pleasure centers lighting up much.
I think this is typical minding. It really can be joyful to exalt in how wonderful something is, and that is how many people relate to god, even if this exaltation is based on some confused beliefs and they don’t know it.
Just imagine singing a song about something that does have deep meaning for you.
I think this is typical minding. It really can be joyful to exalt in how wonderful something is, and that is how many people relate to god, even if this exaltation is based on some confused beliefs and they don’t know it.
Just imagine singing a song about something that does have deep meaning for you.