THE CONCEPT OF
A SUPREME BEING

In a research study, a report published in the New Delhi edition of The Times of India (8th September 2009) stated that human beings are born believers. The study of human psychology reveals that the concept of a Supreme Being is present inside human nature as a natural phenomenon. The idea is so powerful that no ‘training’ can eliminate it. This fact is expressed in the words of a scholar: “Belief in God is hardwired in our brain.”

However, in the research mentioned above, this unique feature of human beings was wrongly linked to the theory of evolution. It was claimed that humans are programmed by evolution to believe in God as it gives them a better chance of survival.

This is an entirely illogical argument. Research has proved that belief in the supernatural is present in man by birth. No human being is devoid of this. However, the claim that this belief appeared in man on its own, through some hypothetical evolution, is entirely unproven.

Research findings in various fields point to the fact that man is born with a belief in a Supreme Being. This phenomenon makes man religious in some respect or another, so much so that even among those thought of as atheists, this concept is present in some corner or the other of their minds.