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What are ... Beliefs | |||
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Beliefs come from external sense inputs, and internal ideas from your mind, that are processed by your brain's internal 'wiring' which is conditioned / guided by your consciousness. With time, increased experience, injury, disease or awareness, your beliefs may change. |
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So what is a Belief? |
This is a state of a person's mind when they fully accept a concept or arguement as being true or correct, even when they may not be able to prove it. |
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So what is an idea? |
An idea may be a thought still under consideration, and not accepted as being true, so is subject to rejection, change, variation or addition with improvements, other knowledge and suggestions. |
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So what is Truth? |
Truth depends on honesty, good faith, reality and sincerity. It can be absolute, or subject to other factors. The truth about Father Christmas might be regarded as being subject to other factors. |
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Delusions & limits in belief |
Beliefs that are based on bizzare or false perspectives are known as delusional. Beliefs that do not encourage exploration & testing of concepts are known as being limited. |
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| What is Faith?
| Faith is a state of mind that depends on (A) trust and (B) unquestioning belief based on intangible feelings and emotions. |
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| Steps for protection against false beliefs | ||
A grain of salt .... |
Take care and do not blindly accept what you are told or see. If you are uncomfortable with an answer, get a second opinion. Question statements to see if they are true to what you believe. Realise that info on the web may not be quite what it seems. TOP |
| Other useful stuff .... on religions |
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Common beliefs ... of a number of different religions |
Reincarnation A soul leaves its body at death & enters another newly-born life form. Actions in one life affects the form of existence in the next life. A soul's good behaviour allows passing to a higher level. (See Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Manichaeism & Gnosticism) Gods in human form Gods that appear on earth in human form is quite common, appearing to save the world from an especially evil threat. Founders of several major religions have been viewed as incarnations of a God and include Zoroaster, the Buddha Gautama, Jesus and Mohammed. In Hinduism, the god manifestation is Avatar. Sacred Texts Many of these writings are thought to have come direct from a God usually as some kind of revelation. Others are known as collections of the original founder, now considered to be devinely-inspired. Body mutilation The most common religious body mutilation is Jewish circumcision. Tattooing (by ancient Greek and Roman pagan religions) and self-wounding (including some Christian & Islamic stigmata markings of the wounds of Jesus), including ritual initiation rites by tribal groups is also practiced. |
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| 5 of the most common religious beliefs | |
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| 10 common aspects about alternative religions | |
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A large number of them attempt to find unity and truth outside mainstream faiths, but continue to incorporate Christianity & Judaism. Small religious groups may or may not have a charismatic leader. That is not a reason for them to be called 'cults'. If a group has a set of spiritual beliefs, values and practices, then they can be called a religion. Many alternative religious groups have a background in Christianity but choose to leave mainstream religion for their current beliefs. The average time in alternative religions is about 2 years for paticipants. People leave when their experience is no longer a positive emotional support and there are doubts in the beliefs. Only a very small percentage of alternative religions are 'doomsday cults' and may commit violent acts in the name of their faith. Rumours and urban myths are usually to blame for some small groups being accused of being sinister conspiracy cults. Moral guidelines of accountability, honour, respect of life and charity are not restricted to Christian Groups only. Most non-Christian groups also have similar moral foundations. Christian fundamentalists and like travellers have been known to suggest that certain alternative religious groups are 'evil'. This might be said of a few individuals in a community, but it is not proved of an organised small religious group. Some Christian denominations believe that all religions other than their own are influenced by Satan, or secretly worship Satan. However, a group like Wicca, does not believe that Satan exists. Wicca have Celtic and Indo-European deity connections, but no links whatsoever to the Christian ideology. |
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