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    1. 06-11-2010 10:45 PM #1
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      Beliefs

      What are beliefs? Beliefs are nothing more than what we perceive to be true right? What we percieve to be real? My beliefs and perception of the world have changed drasticaly over the last few years. What we believe is what we are certain to be true. But if that is true and beliefs are all different. What are your beliefs, nothing more than another perception right? How can anything be true if truth itself is all different? How can truth even exist? Do you think Hitler thought he was evil, of course not? So how could there possibly true, untrue, right, wrong, etc. Just think of this, what if everything you thought to be true was wrong. Hell, that is a very strong possibility. Is reality real or is reality just what you percieve to be real? My beliefs have changed from certain to uncertain. If what I say is true then there isn't even a point in beliefs.
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    2. 06-11-2010 11:25 PM #2
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      Well there really isn't a point in life either. Beliefs are what people use to give things meaning. And I think meaning is completely subjective. Whatever a person chooses to give meaning through belief immediately has meaning in that persons own perception; own universe if you will. If the person finds out that everything they know is wrong, then so be it. Their beliefs become subject to massive change and thus, these new beliefs stand until refuted.

      Just the same way I may think broccoli tastes bad while you love it, it still is bad to me. If you chose to live and die for one particular purpose, for instance to serve your country, God, or just procreate and have fun, then that is the meaning in your mind you have created based on your belief that that is the right thing to do. If it works for you, go ahead and continue believing it regardless of whether it's true or not. If something we take as true just can't be proven true (which is everything there is really) then why worry when there's nothing we can do about it anyway. Ya gotta build on something.
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