Many people have mental habits that keep supernatural beliefs alive—things like emotional comfort, awe mistaken for evidence, selective skepticism, and circular reasoning. But why do these patterns feel so convincing? How can they seem to so easily block honest questioning? And is it possible to build a values-based worldview grounded in curiosity rather than inherited certainty?
Let’s talk about something that sits right under the surface for a lot of people but comes roaring to the top during the Christmas season: why so many of us work so hard to convince ourselves that supernatural beliefs must be true.
And I want to be clear up front: this isn’t about calling people stupid or mocking anyone’s faith. People who believe in supernatural claims are not idiots, they’re human. They’re responding to the same psychological wiring and cultural conditioning that all of us experience.
But… that doesn’t mean the reasoning behind supernatural beliefs is good reasoning. And tonight, I want to take a look at some of the most common ways people convince themselves to keep believing, even when the beliefs themselves don’t hold up under even the slightest bit of scrutiny.
So, let’s dive into that… in this episode of Afterthoughts!
