  I have been pondering about this ever since I finished urlLink Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code . A fantastic novel and a must read for all conspiracy lovers. FAITH is a very important part of our lives. Entire religions have been sculpted by the faithful. Millions of people now follow these religions. How is it that such stories of the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, Moses actually travelled so far without it being written?
Till someone would put it down on paper for the future generations. Surely it was through the word, through stories and through parables. But the question I am posing and something that has been 'posed' for a long long time. What makes us believe all of what we have known, as true? Gossip can travel far and fast. Is this gossip? Or are we just trying not to get ourselves into an awkward situation with the religious? Or, do our minds go blank while accepting certain facts? I think it is related to the mind more than anything else. Our 'blind' reception must become active when certain facts close to our beliefs come into the picture. We absorb whatever has been told to us regardless of whether it is true or false. Like if a lie was told by a holy person, I would surely believe him.
Why? Because of my *FAITH*. So believe it or not, it is actually *HOPE* that has been created by us to counter the cruelty of life. And the FAITH in objects and people that surround us so that we are not alone. Shed this requirement for HOPE and you will truly be amazed at the possiblilities. But then life will be dull and a chore, wouldn't it? No direction no purpose? Is it so possible that everything that we know exits, is a fabrication by some upper echelon? Your immediate reaction should be 'No'. But think about it, leaving behind your HOPE and FAITH. Scary? 
