Belief Corner

(v.)
1. To try to spread a belief, that isn't exactly wrong and just different than others, (i.e. veganism or politics) and if one doesn't exactly agree with said belief, publicly shame them as if the person is bad/toxic.

Person A: Hi, would you like to donate money to (insert pro-animal life organization/charity)?
Person B: Um, no thanks.
Person A: Would you eat a kitten if you were stranded on a island?
Person B: Well, yes but-
Person A: OMG YOU WOULD EAT A KITTEN?!?!?
Person B: Stop.
Person A (shouting to random people): THIS GUY EATS KITTENS!!!!
Person B: STOP BELIEF CORNERING ME!

by Other_Person July 5, 2020

Belief

I think your fridge analogy involves a failure to compartmentalize between different types of behaviors. For example, I can say that I am 100% certain that my friend wouldn't randomly punch me in the face (unprompted). But if he drew back and feinted a punch and I were to flinch you could say "If you were 100% certain why did you flinch?" But that's more of a reflex in response to stimulus than it is a deliberate act in accordance with a belief. If I sacrifice a goat because I believe a reality monster is going to reward me, that is a deliberate act in accordance with an articulated belief. So it's not quite the same. So, as it relates to your fridge analogy, you could be certain that there is no food in the fridge but in response to hunger you could check the fridge anyway out of compulsion. There could even be an element of conditioning involved. You're hungry. What do you do when you're hungry? You check the fridge. You know there's nothing in the fridge because you didn't buy any groceries. But you go to the fridge anyway because you've conditioned yourself to check the fridge when you're hungry. Reflex, compulsion, conditioning could all be considered "A-belief behavior." You can believe it's wrong to masterbate in public but if you're a compulsive masterbator you might end up doing it anyway.

Hym "Ha! Did a guy write a paper about that belief thing? The Jordan Peterson in reverse thing? Does my thing predate his? Probably. That's hilarious! How many PhDs would I have? More than David Buss? He had a lot... So... You know... Go forth! Make sure I have more PhDs than David."

by Hym Iam November 8, 2023

Belief

A belief is a group of people who all believe in the same thing created from the idea of another man carried down through text or scripture

Belief - illusionistic

by Mr.Schreiber April 24, 2023

Belief

Whether your belief is correct or incorrect according to someone else's information, you still stand for it if it's what you believe to be true, since the alternative is falling for anything anybody else tells you, whether it be the government, healthcare, scientists, the media, or somebody you never met on facebook.

Nobody should try to dissuade or discourage somebody from a belief. At least there are still a few people still resisting the urge to fall back in line for a vaccine even when they're outnumbered by people in line to do what they are told to do next.

by The Original Agahnim October 4, 2021

Canned beliefs

Ideas and concepts that appear to be held within formal, rigid and airtight definitional standards, but are actually vague, abstract and only identifiable by the canner; as such, the contents carry no weight and only serves to fit the canner's purposes upon opening and inhaling the vapors of which then can be transformed into its final verbal bullshit adaptation.

Will suspects that Jenny's canned beliefs about him are merely stale brain farts trapped decades ago, freshly pulled out of her ass... He proves it by lighting the pilot on her own gaslight, it smells funny and her mind blows up.

by WillsWillingWilly November 7, 2022

BELIEF

'Belief' is the adoption of a position or attitude DESPITE the evidence, and comes perilously close to a working definition of 'insanity'. Thus, if we say we admire a person because "he stands up for his beliefs", we actually admire his compulsive commitment to his own contrived insanity. BELIEF is the nucleus of all conflict and wars. Evidence and logic are the dual pathway to sanity and peace.

"We must respect all beliefs"... meaning, we must comply with all departures from evidence and logic, which explains why we are increasingly at war.

by Ngulamung April 13, 2022

belief-relief

the sense of liberation when long held beliefs seem to have fallen away; when it’s realised that there’s no longer a default to old programs/factory settings etc

There was belief-relief in realising that I didn’t have to be accomplished/ respectable/worthy/ confident.. etc etc

by 4-no-one April 26, 2021