• ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Sounds like the idea of “belief” is just being accepted as a religious or spiritual idea. Beliefs are the cornerstone because it’s a tool we use every single day.

    At the center of how we think is the fundamental idea of The Way Things Work and that comes down to how we believe the physical things around us will act and react. Just about everyone will start making a choice by comparing what we know to be real or true for ourselves and the things around us.

    That cornerstone of belief is what we use to define “real and true”. Ghosts or spirits are absolutely real and true for some people while others don’t see the same evidence.

    Beliefs get the special treatment because we are a collection of our experiences and each one of us has a different way of understanding how things work.

    • DominatorX1@thelemmy.clubOP
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      8 hours ago

      Ahhh. Yes, they are thinking religion. I didn’t think they’d lunge that way. I mean, with all the politics and gender stuff around these days, I figured the term would bee seen as broader. A wider range of options.

      That said. Meh. Your thesis sums to “beliefs are important because beliefs are important”.