A candid video. Several related issues:
1. It's much easier to convince yourself that you believe certain things if you're in a like-minded group. As social creatures we crave acceptance. We aim to please. So everyone plays their part. Doing what's expected of them.
I'm not necessarily saying that's a bad thing. Sometimes it's a good thing to have that positive social reinforcement. In the abstract, it's neutral.
But it's a very thin foundation. And there are times in life when that's not enough.
2. Many people are believers or unbelievers because they're in a particular groove and the groove keeps them moving in that direction. Many people are unbelievers not so much because they've given any deep thought to Christianity but because all their activities are secular. They're carried along by the inertia.
Conversely, many people are believers because they move in a religious groove, in terms of their friends and activities. The routine keeps them in that lane. The routine keeps them going in that direction.
3. There's also the pressure to live up to the expectations of others. We can also make career choices that put us in a particular lane. It's easier to stay in that lane and keep moving forward. In a way we don't have to do anything. It's already set up for us. We just carry on with our assigned duties. Like coasting down hill. It can become mechanical.
However, that can also lead to a midlife crisis where we question whether we made a wrong turn. Would we make the same choice if we could go back in time? Or is it too late to start all over from scratch?
There are no right or wrong answers in the abstract. It depends on where the truth lies.
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