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An Insight On Believe. by Nobody: 7:06pm On Nov 18, 2016 |
What is Believe? According to an online dictionary definition: To have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act. What are the different types of believe? There are many types of belief. Here are a few: 1-Existence (A) One of the simplest beliefs is that some given thing exists. The classic existence belief is the belief in God. For existentialists, the belief is in the outer world. If you realize that what we perceive is an internal inference of what happens in the outer world, then our first belief is that what we perceive truly exists. Note that existence can also have temporal and morphological aspects. Thus A can come into existence at a point in time, it can change (gradually or suddenly) into something else (A becomes B). It can also disappear or become extinct. To believe that things can exist is also to believe that things do not exist. Existence is probably the most basic belief. Thus I believe that the world outside of my mind really exists. Each word that I write has a whole bag of beliefs attached to it. For the most part, however, it is simply impractical to challenge beliefs at this level - though sometimes it can be very useful. 2- Association (A:B) We understand things in terms of other things. Thus we say A is like B or related to B in some way. You look like your father. A rose is a sort of flower. We also have an entire map within our heads of what we know. Think about something and other things come immediately to mind. The Freudian analyst's couch is the classic place where associations are examined. If we associate 'killing' with 'father', what does this mean? Is our father a murderer? Do we have an Oedipal complex and want to kill our father? This is a very dangerous zone for analysts, who can also create associations by asking things like 'So, why do you want to kill your father?' 3- Equivalence (A=B) We assume that things are the same, although in reality, everything is different, including two pennies, if you look closely enough. The trap of equivalence belief is in when we mean 'some elements of A are similar to some elements of B', and then shorten it to 'A is B'. For example, you might might say 'You are stupid'. I could then be mightily upset because I equate all of stupid to all of me. The verb 'to be' is thus a very dangerous word! Another classic equivalence error we make is that we assume that 'the map is the territory'. We make internal maps of the outer world and then act as if they are the same thing. 4-Enaction (A happens) 'S hit happens' is a common belief that is useful in accepting an imperfect world. We believe in the flow of time and the change of the world around us. 5- Causation (A -> B) We have a constant need to explain how things work, and a part of that explanation is to determine cause. A false form of causal belief is where we correlate two things and assume that because they happen at the same time or in the same place that one causes another. Detectives do this when a 'suspect' was in the same place that a murder happened. We even have a special part of our memories (procedural memory) to remember how to do things. So what's the point for this insight? Believe is relatively strong or weak depending on an individual mindset because Believe shapes one's reality and create a world of possibility which another might perceive to be impossible. The mind state is responsible for this. Conclusion Believes might be truth and also may not be true, but some people stay questioning their believe in all ramification of life, these set of people are often the intelligent type. They attained that status quo by acquiring real education and gaining knowledge of self by themselves. It is advised not to hurt, kill people for having a different believe because yours might be wrong as well as your rival/co-debater. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: An Insight On Believe. by LugarT: 9:15pm On Jan 26, 2018 |
I'll have to come back here to read this. Any useful links on offer? |
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