Wouldn't know, not using the default theme.
In almost every theme it's impossible to read. I have to highlight it to read it.
ANYWAYS.
*cracks knuckles*
Why don't people question their beliefs?
The better question is, why don't people question their religion?
Beliefs are heavily influenced by a lot of things, but religion is one of the key factors. The other things can all be attributed to religion in some sense; family being the biggest one. Indoctrination. It's a fancy word used to talk about cults, but, in truth, every religious family does it. The child, a lot of times, has no other outlet, no other choise, no other worldview to experience besides that of their parents. Children, especially young children, are extreemely vulnerable to this. Young children idolize their parents.
So why don't people question their beliefs? Because religion tells them not to. Faith is something that keeps people from asking the big questions, and when they do, it's the answer too. It's a multipurpose system meant to keep people in the right lane. It's what's often called circular logic, or maybe a loaded question. Does god exist? Well, I have to have faith that god exists... it's a test... have faith.
This faith is dangerous, because it's not only blind faith, but it's DRIVEN faith. It directly influences people's actions, and FORCES their beliefs. They, in the terms of indoctrination, are trained from birth to think that way, act that way.
Then there is fear. You were trained from birth to believe that faith keeps you safe. Like a blanket. It's something to fall back on, and for a lot of people, it's been the only stable part of their life. Maybe it's not the most forthwith thing in it, but they take comfort in knowing its there. People use it as a safety net.
I hate religious faith. Very much so. My thoughts follow closely alongside those of Sam Harris. (I highly suggest reading his book "The End of Faith") Some quotes from him.
"Tell a devout Christian that his wife is cheating on him, or that frozen yogurt can make a man invisible, and he is likely to require as much evidence as anyone else, and to be persuaded only to the extent that you give it. Tell him that the book he keeps by his bed was written by an invisible deity who will punish him with fire for eternity if he fails to accept its every incredible claim about the universe, and he seems to require no evidence what so ever."
"It is merely an accident of history that it is considered normal in our society to believe that the Creator of the universe can hear your thoughts while it is demonstrative of mental illness to believe that he is communicating with you by having the rain tap in Morse code on your bedroom window."
"It is time that we admitted that faith is nothing more than the license religious people give one another to keep believing when reasons fail."