Response to Bryan's Post

Bryan posted this question about believing in greater forces: "Do you think the idea of believing in something greater should be separated from believing in God specifically, or are the same thing?"

I think that the question at the end of this post is really fascinating.

I am not honestly sure that there is a difference between believing in something greater and believing in god. The way I see it, the belief of god is supposed to represent the idea of "something greater", not as the Christian god so to speak, but any god that you look up to. The real problem is that these day's things are sort of blown out of proportion, so we forget what it means to believe in something greater, it is similar to the tap water issue: if you drink bottled water consistently for long enough, then the taste of normal tap water becomes strange tasting, even though it was probably better for you than the bottled water.

In the end, I think that everyone needs to believe in something higher than themselves, because we all work stronger when we aspire to something beyond our capability. The thing is, we each need to find that thing which we truly believe in, that thing that makes the most sense to you personally. Then a personal understanding of believing in something greater will make sense to anyone who does not believe.

What do you think of this?