{"id":2769,"date":"2017-11-07T20:50:09","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T02:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maxmarmer.com\/blog\/?p=2769"},"modified":"2019-02-14T11:30:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T17:30:24","slug":"top-athletes-believing-higher-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maxmarmer.com\/blog\/top-athletes-believing-higher-power\/","title":{"rendered":"On Top Athletes Believing in a Higher Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maxmarmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Athletes_HigherPower_StephCurry-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maxmarmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Athletes_HigherPower_StephCurry-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maxmarmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Athletes_HigherPower_StephCurry-444x430.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.maxmarmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Athletes_HigherPower_StephCurry.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>When I was going through my Atheistic\/Rationalist phase 5-10 years ago, I couldn&#8217;t help but notice how nearly ALL the top athletes would praise a Higher Power for their success.<br \/>\nAt the very least, I recognized it must be a super-effective Placebo even if there were no Rational\/Epistemological basis for this belief.<br \/>\nNow I understand beyond any shadow of a doubt how Rationally\/Epistemologically\/Psychologically\/Spiritually Real tapping into a Higher Power truly is.<br \/>\nYou can&#8217;t overcome Doubt and Agnosticism of a Higher Power through thinking about it.<br \/>\nThe only way is to walk the Path and see for Yourself.<br \/>\nLastly, I would add that the Monolithic God most athletes speak of is not precisely accurate.<br \/>\nThe Metaphysical realm is much more Pluralistic, full of high resolution Holarchy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was going through my Atheistic\/Rationalist phase 5-10 years ago, I couldn&#8217;t help but notice how nearly ALL the top athletes would praise a Higher Power for their success. 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