Thread: What if?

Originally Posted by Xei

I thought it was implicit that you came to that belief by a misconception. Perhaps one just looked bigger to you. Perhaps somebody had told you it erroneously. It's not really relevant to the analogy and the point...

Can you think of any example in which it is possible to be in possession of evidence that contradicts your beliefs? Keep in mind that "I used to believe" is not the same as "I believe" if someone once believed that big ben is taller than the eiffel tower and then became aware of compelling evidence to the contrary, then all that has happened is their belief in the evidence has superceded their belief that ben was taller. They don't believe it, and therefore there is no contradiction. Just like in dreams, each moment is a new set of expectations and beliefs. Only sometimes do they correlate to expectations and beliefs of the past.

And Philosopher, yes; there are many tricks that we can do in order to gain a little more control over our beliefs. For further information, please see the "Dream Control" section of this website.