LINGERING DOUBTS

LINGERING DOUBTS truly an essential part of it. Most of its elements were not adopted consciously; rather, they have entered it mechanically under the influence of tradition. In reality, not everything a person does is driven by conscious awareness. Much of human action originates from suppressed, subconscious motives. Because we hold certain beliefs at the conscious level, we tend to attribute our entire lives to that ideology. We assume that everything we do is motivated by this ideology, but if we were to conduct a psychological analysis, we would find that a large part of our actions and beliefs is not directly connected to our conscious thoughts or decisions. Instead, they are simply expressions of deep-rooted, hidden influences. The subconscious is like the huge part of an iceberg hidden below the surface of the ocean. Trying to understand yourself only through conscious thoughts, without considering this subconscious part, is as wrong as trying to judge how big an iceberg is by only looking at what is visible outside the water. A further example will help clarify this. If you study the great thinkers and scientists who emerged in Europe between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, you will find that most of them believed in a single Creator. From Descartes to Newton, all acknowledged the existence of God. Even Darwin’s