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Living Without God: Principles for a Purposeful Life || Acharya Prashant, IIT-Hyderabad (2024)
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Belief
God
Truth
Ego
Inquiry
Investigation
Religiosity
Spirituality
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that living without belief is essential, as all beliefs, including the belief in God, originate from the same center of self-belief or the ego. He argues that when a person believes in an external object or experience without investigation, they are fundamentally believing in their own perception and self-importance. This misplaced confidence leads the ego to conclude that because it is real, everything it perceives must also be real. This logic eventually necessitates the concept of a God as a creator of this perceived reality, making God a logical extension of the believer's own ego and insecurity.