When asked to define humans, human life, human position...?

in the universe, why is it that, even though, I may be speaking to an atheist or an agnostic (though it doesn%26#039;t actually seem to depend on religious convictions), they define human life from the perspective of something else, something above us, something beyond us. Why do they, or you, conitnually come up with definitions and ideas outside of humanity? Why do you feel a definition of man is only valid from a perspective we cannot understand?
When asked to define humans, human life, human position...?
I guess there are different types of explanations, right? Sociological, spiritual, religious, anthropological, historical, physiological, scientific, you ,know, take your pick.
When asked to define humans, human life, human position...?
I would go absolutely crazy if I tried to understand......I need only to B E L I E V E.


Valid? you decide.
Reply:I think the reason this happens to people is not through a deliberate attempt to mystify, but rather through an ignorant approach to explaining the world by using their own life as a model.





When looking to account for existence, for example, we are tempted to assume things exist as we make things, that is, by intent, design and production. Since we immediately have only access to our own nature, this is a reasonable starting place for inquiry. There are plenty of cosmologies out there to illustrate this temptation.





Another curious occurrence, related to this one, is how we account for events. Most people are tempted to assume everything that happens must happen, as with human action, through some sort of willful intent. The ideas of destiny, fate, wills of gods, and karma illustrate this temptation.





Once this type of idea is adopted it immediately proves inconsistent. This is because, of course, reality doesn%26#039;t work that way. However, this inconsistency only serves to create a sense of mystery about certain questions. Particularly the ones with answers that are difficult to understand or not immediately obvious. Not everything can be explained through the analogy with our own human nature. Again, it%26#039;s only good as a starting point, never an end.





Other influences propagate these ideas, whether they be force, custom, authority, manipulation; and it is on this basis, not reason, that they are assumed and defended in argument.
Reply:We possess a soul...an immortal spirit...can%26#039;t you feel it?
Reply:Good one...