Why Religion Feels Like a Tug of War
How We Fool Ourselves
Every day, I see it — on TV, in churches, mosques, shrines, workplaces, and even at the market. People proudly praising their religion… and roasting others’ beliefs like it’s the latest season of a reality show.
But here’s something strange: we only really flaunt our beliefs when we’re surrounded by people who think just like us. Plant one of us into a group of another faith, and watch how survival mode kicks in. Suddenly, you’re all quiet, polite, nodding along, maybe even pretending you agree — just to avoid the drama.
Why is that? Why do we tiptoe around when we have to get up close and personal with someone who believes differently?
Think about it — two people married from different religions. There’s an unspoken peace treaty, a delicate dance where neither side wants to start a holy war over breakfast. Or two people dating, each from a different faith — the conversations get a bit careful, the debates less heated.
I don’t know about you, but to me, this tug of war over beliefs feels a bit like a giant cosmic prank. We act like our faith is the ultimate truth — but honestly, our views and opinions shift depending on the company we keep. It’s a religious tug of war with everyone pulling their own rope, and guess what? Very little progress is made — except maybe a sore arm.
So here’s a crazy idea: maybe it’s time for a test. A real one. A way to find out once and for all which belief, if any, holds water. Because right now, we’re all just fooling ourselves.
Maybe the problem isn’t just about who’s right or wrong. Maybe we’re all just blind, each one of us touching a different part of the same elephant — convinced we know what it is, but missing the bigger picture. Until we stop pulling at different ends of the rope and start looking beyond our own limited view, this tug of war will go on forever. In Divine Matrix, I explore how we might finally move past this confusion — not by proving who’s right, but by opening our eyes to the whole elephant and finding the shared truth we’ve been missing all along.
