Psychological need for faith?

I believe everybody has some sort of support system. People develop one to get through the trials of life and face the questions they pose with integrity. Folks may choose a philosophy by which some attempt at making sense of life. For others religious faith works to create understanding. There seems to be two competing ideas to discover and explore the Big Question of Meaning: why am I here? In one instance people work from the premise that life has no meaning; everything is absurd; one creates for oneself what being here is all about and then tries to live by such a stance; ultimately an individual responds in a unique and personal way divorced from considerations outside the self. This stance may be framed in philosophical terms but consists mainly in being true to whatever stance one has accepted. Honor is the key. The other stance often is framed in religious terms and usually is communal: i see myself in relationship to others; i judge my stance in the world by using what has been handed on to me; i explore others ideas and adapt and choose what makes sense. I picture the wider scope of human life in history and benefit from the experience others have handed on; I am part of a bigger picture that I explore rather than invent. Love is the key in such a stance. Admittedly most people do not see the need to oppose one of these stances against the other. Western Civilization has fluctuated between the two and good or bad results have come from both. Often the results have moved persons away from or into the opposing viewpoints. Socrates may be a symbol for the First. Abraham for the Second. Western Culture has developed from Athens and Jerusalem being in some sort of creative tension with each other. Should I be affected by what others do, think, suffer or propose? Should I be content to be just a part of a larger whole? The stances umed by various folks at various times might be saying that there is no meaning to life or that the meaning is monolithic and dogmatic. I believe that there is a a need to accept the Quest of Posing the Questions. I Find that being open to testing and changing and exploring what is around us necessarily brings honor and love together. I think that a balance between the two is ultimately more rewarding for human beings. Often the honor a person seeks for the self will require a stance against the predominating view of the society. Often the inner struggles of a person will highlight the invisibles in history like love and relationship. The support system that we organize will free us to ask the questions; be challenged by the answers; and sometimes be overwhelmed by the mystery. That word "Mystery" is the key. Our limited humanity cannot exhaust the truth outside ourselves even though we must try. Final Meaning is elusive and beyond our reach so we must continue seeking. Life often seems absurd. I May Need to Stand Alone at various times. I May Well Plunge into the relationships in this tapestry of Living even when I cannot picture the bigger picture. I Have Needs Beyond the material and physical but which are still historical. Absurdity is a realization of my limits. Dogmatism is an attempt at security which is impossible in Life. I must stay on the road of questioning and travel lightly to where my journey leads. I do not believe the human person would have been designed in the fashion it is if the quest were to be ultimately frustrated. Yet everything is not yet capable to my mind. I chose to live with and in a Mystery.