> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 1 evergreen</em></s> #### [[God is the human capacity to believe]] In [[10_Sources/books - The Road|The Road by Cormac McCarthy]], we follow the story of a father and son, travelling through a barren, dangerous post-apocalyptic world. There is little reason for [[hope]] on the road, except for one, God. This is not the god of the [[Christianity]], nor any other [[religion]]. This not the promise of a savior that will come and transform this world into a paradise. This God is simply a boy, the man's son, the man's [[hope]]. > He knew only that the child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God, God never spoke. ^[[[10_Sources/books - The Road#^283227484]]] > > <cite> [[Cormac McCarthy]] </cite> We can also see this is messianic narratives such as Jesus in *the Bible*, Kelsier in *Mistborn*, and Paul Atreides in *Dune*. Each of these men do not single-handedly save their people, but they do provide the thing that is most needed for a downtrodden people, hope. In this case, to believe is to hope for better days. This understanding of hope is explained by:: [[Hope is not optimism it is a practice for producing change]] This is part of:: [[The materialistic view of religions examines why humans invented and clung to religion]]. What is the nature of god? God is a social construction. God is our [[understanding]] of the things we cannot understand. God is a reason to go on. - explained by:: [[Belief helps us push through hardship]] - example of:: [[Humans have decided to reject an unjust world]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[belief]], [[spirituality]], [[belief systems]]