Anthony P Winning

The question of why people are the way they are has intrigued human beings throughout the ages, with religion having offered insight on such matters for many centuries. The stories of Genesis in the Bible can offer a profound understanding about ourselves and our fellow human beings. Atheists and theists alike can draw insight from this analysis, as it makes no recourse to religious ideas.

A commonly held assertion is that religion and science are in conflict, with science increasingly displacing our understanding of the world offered by religion. However, a deeper analysis can offer a richer and more nuanced perspective, with the realisation that atheism is as much an act of faith as theism.

Arguably the greatest challenge faced by religions is seeking to bridge between the reality of human beings and something transcendent. Yet the transcendent by its very definition reaches beyond human comprehension. This means that by its very nature, religion is primed to be misunderstood.