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Originally Posted by CSflim
Again what "divine impulse"? What is it? Why do we have it?
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I believe he is referring to the fact that every culture up until present times has had a religion, or definition of a devine power(s)/being(s). Atheism on a large scale is a modern thing.
The usual explanation for this that I have heard is that humans have a natural need to follow "something", or believe that there is a higher "cause" that they are working for, or that can explain that which is not readily explainable by unscientific observations or experiments. As such every society has had some form of religion, be it a druidic worship of nature, a Roman or Greek pantheon of Gods and Godesses, a Monotheistic religion, or any of the eastern religions or small tribal religions that I don't know much of anything about.
So humans can in general be said to have a divine impulse, being an impulse to create/follow a divine power.
Why do we have it(in general)? I think it comes from a need for humans to feel that their life has a purpose, and many religions do provide a purpose for people.