I think it is important to distinguish between
1) Belief in God the creator
2) Belief in God the creator as a personal God (ie one that cares about us
3) Belief in God as talked about in a particular religion (ie the Hindu Gods or the Christian God/s etc)
Are one or more of the above innate?
I don't think that belief in a particular God (3) is innate. If it was innate then there wouldn't be a point to missionaries. Fact is that the same religion isn't independently discovered at different points around the globe, however. Rather missionaries 'spread the message' therefore belief in a god of a particular religon cannot be innate.
There are many peoples who don't believe in a personal god so that can't be innate either.
There are many peoples who don't believe in god and so that can't be innate either.
To say the concept of God is innate is very strange indeed... Is our concept of an airplane innate? How about our ability to speak a particular language? Our concept of God is a meme, or an idea that we pick up from our society as we become enculturated.
(That isn't to say anything at all about whether there is such a thing as God or not, it is just to say that we acquire the concept of God just as we acquire the concept of the USA and of supply side economics).
Personally...
I should be careful because the trouble is that this board is supposed to be a board in support of religious faith or belief. As such I don't think I'm allowed to answer your question by saying 'I think I've found benefit to not believing in God'. I don't think I'm allowed to say that...
If you want a balanced conversation / thread I don't think you can find one in the faith board here because of the limitations on the scope of the faith board.
But maybe...
You did want reflections on how it helps?
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