Belief without Questioning

[Fool]

Does holding a belief without question, or testing it in reality, basically skew the observers reality, or distort the truth?

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Does holding a belief without question, or testing it in reality, basically skew the observers reality, or distort the truth?

No. That's like questioning whether I have a mother. Beliefs are our reality so we can question our morals etc but not insomuch that our beliefs will change by doing so.

 

[YmirGF]

No. That's like questioning whether I have a mother. Beliefs are our reality so we can question our morals etc but not insomuch that our beliefs will change by doing so.

I tend to agree. When we are young we apprehend reality in such a way that we take a lot as it comes and don't have enough information to form a belief though there may be tell-tale reactions even while a data set is being acquired. What I am meaning is even before beliefs begin to jell we would likely still tip our hands as to which direction we are favoring... Does that make sense?

 

[Nakosis]

Does holding a belief without question, or testing it in reality, basically skew the observers reality, or distort the truth?

Obviously distorts what they accept as true.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Does holding a belief without question, or testing it in reality, basically skew the observers reality, or distort the truth?

Well , all one has to do is look at kids and Santa Claus. Then the kids grow up.....

 

[Fool]

No. That's like questioning whether I have a mother. Beliefs are our reality so we can question our morals etc but not insomuch that our beliefs will change by doing so.

so you believe you have a mother?

to know generally implies a 1st person experience and not a belief. to know is generally opposed to belief.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

so you believe you have a mother?

to know generally implies a 1st person experience and not a belief. to know is generally opposed to belief.

That's a weird question. I know. What are you saying?

 

[`mud]

I don't really know, I believe that I had a mother, not sure about the father.
But...do I believe in people really having a belief in `God`, not so much !
But...they do have a belief in what they believe as taught, says some.
The act of believing in beliefs is the important problem here, isn't it ?

 

[Fool]

That's a weird question. I know. What are you saying?

i asked a question. you believe you have a mother? or you know you had a mother? to know is to have a 1st person experience of something. to believe is not knowing, not experiencing.

 

[PureX]

Does holding a belief without question, or testing it in reality, basically skew the observers reality, or distort the truth?

To believe without question is if not an expression of insanity, certainly an invitation to it, as it is essentially an active definition of a lack of reason and rationality. WHY would one believe something without questioning why they are choosing to believe it? The thought process is logically incoherent.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

i asked a question. you believe you have a mother? or you know you had a mother? to know is to have a 1st person experience of something. to believe is not knowing, not experiencing.

I know.

Can you clarify the question.

 

[2ndpillar]

I tend to agree. When we are young we apprehend reality in such a way that we take a lot as it comes and don't have enough information to form a belief though there may be tell-tale reactions even while a data set is being acquired. What I am meaning is even before beliefs begin to jell we would likely still tip our hands as to which direction we are favoring... Does that make sense?

You can lie, or tell untruths to a child, that does not mean they believe you. They will often say ah hu, and go on their way. In their hearts, the kids say, there goes another poor ignorant *******.

 

[`mud]

When I was 5 yrs old, I pictured babies in cradles falling from trees !
We all grow up don't we ?... Sad....some don't.