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Does everyone have a belief?

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By *hagTonight OP   Man
38 weeks ago

From the land of haribos.

I would say they do, because as I see it, it is unavoidable for humans to not have one, we have the choice to build our beliefs on reasons and persecution or to be it on faith, not just one belief but many, even an atheist have a belief.

What is your view about it and do you agree that everyone have a belief too?

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By *onameyet2Man
38 weeks ago

chorley

Unfortunately belief tends to imply a lack of facts, as in religion, so I would say I have things I know and things that are still to be proven.

Well that’s what I believe anyway

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By *hrimper36Couple
38 weeks ago

Central France dept 36

I believe in facts and not fiction MC and when I speak with students about beliefs I show them a 150 million year old fossil to show them what I believe in.

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

Most people think their beliefs are founded in reason, and of course everyone believes things (we don't know enough not to).

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By *hagTonight OP   Man
38 weeks ago

From the land of haribos.

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By *hilloutMan
38 weeks ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

Everyone can have a belief. It can range from something deeply religious on one hand or nihilism on the other.

My beliefs have changed as I've aged. I do believe a higher intelligence is at work. If you look at the complexities of the universe and mathematical principles that underpin it, it's hard to believe things came about merely by chance.

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

I believe that people can overcome certain problems and issues within life and the world, but I don't believe in things such as a god or other fantasy ideas. That word belief means you don't know, but you think something is so. So that's why I believe in every persons potential.

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By *naswingdressWoman
38 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Belief" as in thinking things are true or false, yes.

"Belief" as a way to sneak in religion by the back door, no. I think religion (and other softer ways of putting it - intelligent design, whatever) was a way of reasoning about the world that made sense in the absence of reliable scientific technique. While not all reasoning has to be scientific, and the standard of proof can shift according to the rigours of particular disciplines (etc), religion (and related phenomena) is/ are almost entirely unique in that they insist that things are true in spite of evidence, and then claim it as some kind of virtue. I find such a notion preposterous, and hope that I never succumb to such foolishness.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
38 weeks ago

East Sussex

Everyone believes something.

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By *rill PhilMan
38 weeks ago

Crediton

I tend to accept reality as opposed to have beliefs in things. There are some things that I accept on a personal assumption which could be considered "belief" I suppose...

I believe one day I will find a fine woman to marry.

I believe that there are only about five shows on television worth watching these days.

I don't have any form of belief system though.

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By *naswingdressWoman
38 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)


"I tend to accept reality as opposed to have beliefs in things. There are some things that I accept on a personal assumption which could be considered "belief" I suppose...

I believe one day I will find a fine woman to marry.

I believe that there are only about five shows on television worth watching these days.

I don't have any form of belief system though."

I think I have tentative trust in things - that trust is confirmed or reduced by evidence and experience.

I believe my mother loves me because her actions and her words over a long period of time match up. But you can see that there's evidence behind my belief.

I would believe you if you told me you had a dog, because it costs me nothing to believe that and it's not a wild crazy claim. If I went to your house and saw no evidence of a dog, I might believe you a bit less, even though it still costs me nothing. (If you told me you had a pet dragon - this is a relatively famous line about belief/ evidence - I wouldn't believe straight away, I'd ask to see evidence. Because, frankly, bullshit)

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By *naswingdressWoman
38 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

I will say, if the OP is trying to say that atheists believe in some sort of supernatural power, then no. I can't speak for all atheists, but for myself, God/ Not God/ Not Jesus or whatever is as important to my belief system as Not Zeus or Not Ra is to Christianity. It's a nonsense.

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By *ilverfox for youMan
38 weeks ago

Hull

I would like to believe but the older I get I’m finding the less I believe .and maybe everything is just random ??

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By *agnar73Man
38 weeks ago

glasgow-ish

Something rational something science based. Something based on what I can see, hear, smell, taste and touch

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By *rill PhilMan
38 weeks ago

Crediton


"I will say, if the OP is trying to say that atheists believe in some sort of supernatural power, then no. I can't speak for all atheists, but for myself, God/ Not God/ Not Jesus or whatever is as important to my belief system as Not Zeus or Not Ra is to Christianity. It's a nonsense."

100% this

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

Beliefs and values

Family

Friends

Respect

Dignity

Equality

I believe in honesty never lies.

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By *eavilMan
38 weeks ago

Stalybridge

Sensible beliefs at last!

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

A belief in a fact is still a belief.

And facts change.

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By *rHotNottsMan
38 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

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By *rHotNottsMan
38 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Most people who believe in the Big Bang and dinosaurs because it because they were told to believe it as small children.

They may claim the science is valid but 99.99 % of believers wouldn’t be able to summarise this science , the article names or who wrote them never mind find them if asked

read and understand them.

But they trust the clever people not to lie to them and then rationalise their faith with science, in exactly the sane way people justify large purchases based on emotion with some metrics.

Dinosaurs were definitely made up by the people who work in dinosaur museums, they admitted it to me when I challenged them, there was some creatures but no one has a fucking clue what they looked like. An bit of old fossil rock would be boring for a school trip so they got creative.

And the Big Bang , well it’s the only explanation science has so far. There was like nothing then a Big Bang…OK, fine.

Maybe in 5000 years they may have a different view? …. . Does it matter if they are right or not ? Not to me. Let them get on with it

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
38 weeks ago

Central

I believe in following evidence, even if I'm naturally predisposed to wanting to believe in magic

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By *naswingdressWoman
38 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)


"I believe in following evidence, even if I'm naturally predisposed to wanting to believe in magic "

aren't we all! Man, life would be easier

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
38 weeks ago

Central


"I believe in following evidence, even if I'm naturally predisposed to wanting to believe in magic

aren't we all! Man, life would be easier "

Sending you some magic

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By *naswingdressWoman
38 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)


"I believe in following evidence, even if I'm naturally predisposed to wanting to believe in magic

aren't we all! Man, life would be easier

Sending you some magic "

The magic I pictured in my head was a shower of glitter I don't have to clean up

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By *hagTonight OP   Man
38 weeks ago

From the land of haribos.

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By *hagTonight OP   Man
38 weeks ago

From the land of haribos.


"Everyone can have a belief. It can range from something deeply religious on one hand or nihilism on the other.

My beliefs have changed as I've aged. I do believe a higher intelligence is at work. If you look at the complexities of the universe and mathematical principles that underpin it, it's hard to believe things came about merely by chance."
You are right there, it can range from any of those things too.

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By *estarossa.Woman
38 weeks ago

Flagrante

I am scientific in my approach to religion, a higher power, the supernatural.

Many things still go unexplained though.

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By *ink vixenCouple
38 weeks ago

Medway

It was our ability to imagine some danger in the long grass that set us apart from the other monkeys.

We saw the other monkeys get eaten and came to believe that some divine intervention showed us the danger.

That goes on for a few hundred thousand years and voila you end up with an elaborate system of nonsensical beliefs.

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By *hagTonight OP   Man
38 weeks ago

From the land of haribos.


"Everyone believes something."
Yes, you are right there, everyone does that too

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
38 weeks ago

BRIDPORT


"Everyone believes something."

I believe in Father Christmas

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

I believe that I am God

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By *atter3127Man
38 weeks ago

stoke on trent


"I believe that I am God "

Ah I see you have a Consultant complex…

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By *naswingdressWoman
38 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)


"I believe that I am God

Ah I see you have a Consultant complex…"

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By *ysizeMan
38 weeks ago

Nottingham (ish)

Gave up on believing stuff a while ago.

Some things I accept as true (until proven otherwise) and some things that don't make sense I take as being hogwash until they can be verified.

No point concerning myself with stuff that can't be proven.

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By *ostindreamsMan
38 weeks ago

London

Can you clarify what belief means here? Is believing in science still a belief?

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By *bonybucksMan
38 weeks ago

High Wycombe

I have, but don’t talk about it with anyone who is not spiritual as they look at me with a blank stare!

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
38 weeks ago

A den in the Glen

I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside

Give them a sense of pride to make it easier. Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be.

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