Psychology or Theology?

One may put it another way: humanism or theism?
What is wrong in humanism? Well, to think about it, especially from a human (sic!) perspective, nothing is wrong with it. According to this point of view we are the highest link in the evolutionary chain of biological development and therefore have the right to glorify ourselves and justify everything we do. To think that we have come into being from some simple organism (to call any organism 'simple' is ridiculous, but anyway), developed throughout millions of years and multiple stages, to finally? achieve being human, must entitle us to some pride and rights. If this is true... But let us assume it is true. Just for a moment, all right?
So what makes us think that the development ends here? If the evolution is true, we are just as much inferior to some species millions years in the future as bacteria are inferior to us. Do we have anything to be proud of, then? Just a link in a chain, nothing more, a passing fancy of chance and time. What is the purpose of all the struggles and efforts? To fade away and go into oblivion, without goal, without meaning, without sense. No wonder so many believers in evolution get depressed. I would be pretty down myself, too, with that perspective in mind.
° Enters psychology, attempting to explain the way we think, interact and function.
° Enters psychiatry, taking care of broken natural men and women.
° Enter all sorts of ideologies, offering 'better' world to those who shall follow their teachings.
But to what avail, really? Everything is over in some 80 years, you get born, you live, you reproduce (if you are lucky enough), and you die. Finito. And you know what is so tragic about this picture? the fact that human rejection of God left a man alone and desperate, yet stubborn and pig-headed enough to rather choose death than life.

So which is it then? Humanism or theism?

First a very rational question, almost a selfish one: what do you have to lose by choosing theism? The truth, already articulated by Pascal, is that you have nothing to lose, but everything to win. For if the existence of God is true, you win eternal life, but if God does not exist, you lose nothing, because you will die regardless (the physical death). Call it the pragmatism of believers, IMO a very straightforward argument if any other argument fails.

For me there is more. Much more.

Heb 11:1

(ALT) Now faith is [the] assurance [or, substance] of [things] being hoped for [or, being confidently expected], [the] confident assurance [or, proof] of things not seen.

(ASV) Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

(Bibeln) Men tron är en fast tillförsikt om det som man hoppas, en övertygelse om ting som man icke ser.

(ESV) Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

(ISV) Now faith is the assurance of things we hope for, the certainty of things we cannot see.

(KJV+) Now1161 faith4102 is2076 the substance5287 of things hoped for,1679 the evidence1650 of things4229 not3756 seen.991

(KJVR) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

(LITV) Now faith is the essence of things being hoped, the evidence of things not having been seen.

(MKJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

(PBG) A wiara jest gruntem tych rzeczy, których się spodziewamy i dowodem rzeczy niewidzialnych.

Have a good Saturday!