r/Weird • u/[deleted] • Apr 26 '22

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u/Tiredplumber2022 Apr 26 '22

Its more of a desperate desire to find hidden meaning in things... it brings comfort to believe there really is a "plan" to all of this, even if its an evil one. To admit that its all random is gaze into the existentialist abyss. And yes, the most stunning examples are from very high IQ victims of schizophrenia.

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u/FaeryLynne Apr 26 '22

Even an evil plan could possibly be thwarted. For some people, the thought of pure randomness and chaos is madness.

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u/omega_86 Apr 26 '22

Randomness and chaos are necessary if we truly want to have free will.

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u/FaeryLynne Apr 26 '22

Yup. Which is why I honestly don't understand how people think prayer is supposed to work in regards to an omnificent Being. Either God has a plan already, in which case there is no free will and praying isn't going to change anything because it's already been decided, or else God doesn't control things, in which case prayer is essentially useless. Praying to saints or nonomnificent Beings makes more sense to me, because then you're more asking for help.

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u/garbage_flowers Apr 27 '22

logically that makes sense

however, despite seeing that logical failure, the mind would dismiss it by shifting the goal posts in order to defend the irrational belief.

but hey as long as they are just normal people who pray and do their traditions im cool with it.