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Re: A psychological question: "choose to believe" [message #444364 is a reply to message #444359] Sun, 27 February 2011 03:02 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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HaTe wrote on Sun, 27 February 2011 00:15

I choose to believe that I will not die of cancer.

I choose to believe that one day I will find true love.

I choose to believe that there is not poison in my food everyday.

Am I certain of any of that? No. Do I still believe them to be true? Yes.


You don't really believe that though. You're just writing words. Just because you can say or write that you believe in something doesn't mean you automatically believe it. It's easy to play the devils advocate and say "I believe the moon is fucking purple" and then go "See, told ya I can believe in whatever i want lolololololol" Because if you know otherwise, or don't completely know, you won't ever truly accept something to be factual or real unless you're given evidence to accept something with complete certainty. That is my understanding of how we think. What is not known surely cannot be believed? It does not make any logical sense.
 
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