This is one of my favorite phenomena because it underscores a basic human emotion: being 100% confident that something is not true, yet simultaneously unable to escape the feeling that is can’t be completely untrue.
This sounds a lot like my OCD. I'm an atheist, I don't believe in a "higher power." And yet, I feel compelled to do certain things a certain number of times all because well, "it can't hurt, and just in case." I wish I could explain it better but that article is exactly how I feel about my OCD.
This sounds a lot like my OCD. I'm an atheist, I don't believe in a "higher power." And yet, I feel compelled to do certain things a certain number of times all because well, "it can't hurt, and just in case." I wish I could explain it better but that article is exactly how I feel about my OCD.