by mbamira June 26, 2019
'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 14, 2022
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 08, 2023
A belief is. FIRST AND fOREMOST I'd like to state there are two realities. One being empirical the other being perceptual.. Based on facts and scientific theory not assumptions or wishful thinking but facts. The other is perceptual which is not founded by facts, unless used in biased confirmation . It's what one hopes to be true ,wishes or taught to be true, indoctrinated to accept as fact But the reality of a belief perceptual filter is its how you view it not what really is in fact. Beliefs are merely perceptual filters to view things to try to justify some experience you may or may not have had. People that say they know their belief is truth just means they've accepted that view despite any evidence to prove they are wrong Don't get me wrong beliefs can be useful for example. If it's cold outside but you step into the belief so immersed it's a warm sunny day . The unconscious mind will say Ok ill validate that belief And the placebo takes effect and yuu actually experience heat as if it were warm. A self hypnosis. Some people lose sight it is just a belief not a fact And get stuck In them. Losing their freewill. Freewill is being able to suspend your belief and look at things a different way like a scientist would there is truth how things actually are vs beliefs , how you personally view something to justify something you really don't know the answer to
I think reality is belief in what is to be. Andmy response is
what you wish or been taught to believe but there is actually whats happening which is backed by the scientific method
what you wish or been taught to believe but there is actually whats happening which is backed by the scientific method
by Alexelalexa March 28, 2024
The act of or feeling of having a belief in something that’s so appealing and strong your soul gets metaphorically erect.
by Skittr February 19, 2019
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 08, 2022
No it isn't Jordan! No it isn't! This is You trying to reframe what constitutes belief to justify taking all of that Christian money. To believe in THE CHRISTIAN GOD is to believe that THE THINGS IN THE BOOK DID, ARE, AND WILL HAPPEN, Jordan. Is the Christian God THERE Jordan. Is it THERE and does it have the attributes it is depicted to have in the bible OR.... OR... IS IT NOT THERE, Jordan? Is that A THING THAT YOU THINK? DO YOU THINK THAT THE CREATURE IS THERE? IS THAT A THING YOU THINK OR DO YOU NOT THINK THAT? ARE YOU A BOY OR ARE YOU A GIRL, JORDAN?
Dr. JeepJorp Peepeestones "Belief in God is WHATEVER I DO AND NOT THE THING I DON'T DO! Ok!? So if I don't actually believe in God, then, actually believing in God isn't actually believing in God, OK!? Believing in God is something else entirely! Now... Ok!? You can't just ACTUALLY BELIEVE that God is THERE... You gotta... You gotta, like, grapple with the IDEA that it MIGHT be there! And then you gotta interpret the book so that WHATEVER YOU DO... Is doing the Book! Even if you contradict yourself AND THE BOOK! Right!? See, God (and by extension all higher-order abstractions) is whatever I need to do be, moment to moment, for me to maintain a certain level of moral superiority. So, maturity? Whatever I need it to be, moment to moment. Belief? Whatever I need it to be, moment to moment? God? You got it! Whatever I need it to be, moment to moment."
by Hym Iam May 22, 2024