1. A theoretical phenomenon and form of confirmation bias in which the
human mind creates a distorted personal reality based on their own beliefs. It serves as an explanation for the tendency of prayer and other religious attributes to
work and show up in a believer's own perception. This effect is caused by the tendency of the
human mind to place more importance on proof for one's own beliefs than proof against them, allowing for a distorted reality in which the subject is correct, even if they are not. It is also possible that the
human mind subconsciously distorts a person's perception such that what they believe becomes true.
2. The
god or other entity created in one's mind by this effect.
Theomentism is an atheistic theory explaining why
people believe that there's a magic
sky man that condemns you for fapping or eating
shrimp.