Believing so in absence of hard evidence to the contrary is delusional and won't make things better.
Have you considered that if you had hard evidence, it wouldn't be a 'belief', it would be a known fact?
And from there, why humans have evolved an ability to believe ... at all? What function that provides in a mind? Beliefs don't have to accurately reflect reality for them to be useful in changing your behaviour for the better.
Have you considered that if you had hard evidence, it wouldn't be a 'belief', it would be a known fact?
And from there, why humans have evolved an ability to believe ... at all? What function that provides in a mind? Beliefs don't have to accurately reflect reality for them to be useful in changing your behaviour for the better.