How do you deal with people who think there is something wrong with you because you are a believer?

[Tumbulu]

17. I just had a great old friend come by

and she thinks this way.

So, I told her that humans everywhere all came up with gods, goddesses, God, Allah, fairies, supernatural beings, earth spirits, you name it. We need to populate our minds and hearts with imaginative works that help us feel connected with each other and with our world and the mysteries. I told her that I thought it was really arrogant to be on this "you are so stupid for believing in mythical beings" rant and that I view the capacity to imagine and create spiritual figures as critical to our human survival and health.

She gave me the usual " if there were no religions there would be no war or strife" fantasy, to which I responded that humans make up the religions and they make up the reasons to fight.

IMO it is all about developing and nurturing this crucial capacity to imagine what cannot be seen and how important imagination is to us as a species.

Anyway, at the end I think that I got her to think about how arrogant she sounded and I hope that it opened her mind a bit to the fact that many of us- ME for instance - need, love and want there to be all these positive and loving forces within plants, animals, the wind, the soil, and in my heart and within those around me.