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10-10-2007, 08:26 PM
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What is a BELIEF?
Is it something you WANT to think is true? Or is it something that IS true for you.
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10-10-2007, 08:40 PM
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Is it something you WANT to think is true? Or is it something that IS true for you.
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george great question. IMHO it is something that you were taught was true.
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10-10-2007, 08:57 PM
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george great question. IMHO it is something that you were taught was true.
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>>>Even if we were taught a set of beliefs, do we hang onto them because we WANT to or NEED to? I guess my question is - is belief actually truth? |
10-10-2007, 09:03 PM
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>>>Even if we were taught a set of beliefs, do we hang onto them because we WANT to or NEED to? I guess my question is - is belief actually truth?
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Well I think it depends on what subject we are talking about. For instance I beleive in God but I can't show you a picture of him, I take it on faith and I was taught that as a child. Truth is a variation of a belief.
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10-10-2007, 10:30 PM
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But But But
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george great question. IMHO it is something that you were taught was true.
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WHAT IF THAT THING THAT WAS TAUGHT...... WAS NOT TRUE...........and even the person who taught it........didn't KNOW it wasn't true 
WHAT ABOUT THAT.
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10-11-2007, 12:35 PM
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OWD, I have to grant you this post. Your question could be valid but truth has to start somewhere doesn't it?
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10-11-2007, 03:39 PM
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a belief, to me, is something you think is true, but has not been, or can not be, proven.
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10-12-2007, 09:44 PM
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a belief, to me, is something you think is true, but has not been, or can not be, proven.
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OK then on what basis would you think that it is true?
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10-13-2007, 01:11 PM
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a belief, to me, is something you think is true, but has not been, or can not be, proven.
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Or cannot be proven easily.
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10-13-2007, 01:31 PM
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OK then on what basis would you think that it is true?
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Check out the dictionary definition.
I'm sure I believe things that can't be proven,In fact I know I do.
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