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RE: Daily Discussion No. 10: Where Do Your Beliefs COME From? Interactive Exercise!
Another great discussion piece. I never thought about beliefs in these terms.
I was raised in an apocalyptic cult religion. My dad's faith was so strong in the religion that growing up he instilled no doubt that the end of the world was coming VERY soon. Of course we know the end of he world did not come and my dad committed suicide a few years ago. This shook me to my core, and I realized beliefs are just beliefs.
The older I get the more I realize I don't know. I feel that this reality is a subset of another larger reality but I don't like to put labels on it. Do these beliefs come to sooth my fear of death? I don't know.
Wow, powerful realization. I think it was science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke who coined the phrase "We surmise, but we do not KNOW. That's why it's called a BELIEF."
Yet, for many "knowing" and "believing" occupy the same space in their minds, hearts and souls.
I am pretty aware that I know almost nothing. Much of my adult life has revolved around becoming at peace with "not-knowing."