Do you believe; and why?

[Dill]

(05-17-2019, 09:28 AM)Beaker Wrote: I am nearly certain that no god exists in the ways put forward by most religions. But I do believe there is a source of everything beyond this physical existence. Maybe I have to think this way because I simply cannot comprehend anything existing without a source. But I am sure the stories of vengeance and punishment were creations of humans used to control and subjugate other humans.

That was Kant's view. Human brains/minds are formed to require "purposes" and purposeful creation to make sense of things. But there is no  reason to suppose "nature" is actually purposeful, or must have an "origin," just because humans have this need or limitation.