dobro
“…I cant look at all the flowers, trees, mountains, animals and people and believe that this all came about by chance.”
So instead you believe some long haired old white guy sitting on a cloud waved a magic wand and made it all appear over the course of seven days. Interesting.
“…faith is a person’s way of leaning into and making sense of life.”
Very true. Faith is a valid and important concept and exists independently of organized religion.
“…either means that humanity was hardwired to perceive the universe in a like manner or that there is something greater there that we may only be able to comprehend as God.”
Here you are offering a false choice. there are many ways to comprehend the mysteries and energies of the universe without winnowing it down to either/or… wiring or “God”.
“…i suspect the only real truth lies in how we individually make sense of our own universe.”
Once again,very true. the sadness comes in when groups of people (organized religionists) decide that only their truth is real and everyone has to believe in it or they go to another fairy tale place that’s real hot.