“Near the end of the 1700s, philosophers began to declare that humans were rational individuals. People were flattered by being recognized as individuals, and by being called rational, and the idea soon wormed its way into the belief systems of nearly everyone in the upper class. Despite resistance from Church and State, the idea of rational individuality replaced the assumption that truth comes only from god and king.” PeopleWayHumansIdeasEndsStatesIndividualBeliefChurchClassKingsIndividualityPhilosopherResistanceRationalDespiteAssumptionAnnoyingReplacedChurch And StateBelief SystemsFlatteredUpper Class Author:Alex Pentland
“I am not saying people should not be free to join whichever reason they choose but should we be forced to live our lives around a belief system that originated somewhere around the fourth or fifth century BC. I cannot see any more reason to base a belief system around Christianity, Judaism or Islam than I can around Lord of the Rings.” PeopleShouldI CanReasonBeliefChristianityLordOur LivesCenturyIslamRingsFourthJudaismFifthBelief Systems Author:Alan Moore
“Let us remember that every worldview-not just Christianity's-must give an explanation or an answer for evil and suffering...this is not just a problem distinctive to Christianity. It will not do for the challenger just to raise the question. This problem of evil is one to which we all must offer an answer, regardless of the belief system to which we subscribe.” GivingProblemRememberSufferingEvilBeliefAnswersChristianityOffersRaisesExplanationWorldviewDistinctiveBelief SystemsProblem Of EvilEvil And Suffering Author:Ravi Zacharias
“What other people think of me is not my business. What I do is what I do. How people see me doesn't change what I decide to do. I don't choose projects so people don't see me as one thing or another. I choose projects that excite me. I think the problem is that people refuse to understand what drag is outside of their own belief system.” PeopleThinkingProblemBeliefOne ThingProjectsRefuseDragThink Of MeBelief Systems Author:RuPaul
“If you have a sense of yourself, your mission, your belief system, those things will lead you to success” IfsBeliefMissionsBelief Systems Author:Goldie Hawn
“Once infected, the individual [infected with a god virus] cannot detect major contradictions in his beliefs and behavior. Belief systems become self-evident to him, and no amount of logical discourse will move him from his belief. If a Mormon and Catholic were to debate the merits of their respective religions, neither could see his own inconsistencies and logical fallacies, but would see the other's quite clearly.” IfsSelfMovingReligionIndividualBeliefAmountBehaviorMajorsCatholicDebateMeritContradictionLogicalEvidentDiscourseVirusesFallacyBelief SystemsInconsistencyLogical Fallacy Author:Darrel Ray
“We were never created to settle for mere religion. Jesus did not die so that we could have a religious belief system - but rather a life-giving relationship with our Father.” GivingGodChristianDiesFatherJesusBeliefReligiousMereSettlingOur FatherIntimacy With GodReligious BeliefBelief SystemsCommunion With GodSpiritual Relationship Author:Christine Caine
“There are two things you need if you are to uncover and communicate what is really happening in the world. One is to free of any dogmatic belief system. The second is not to give a damn what people think and say about you, or, at least, not to let that influence your decisions.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldNeedsGivingTwoBeliefDecisionInfluenceHappeningsCommunicateDamnTwo ThingsBelief SystemsDogmatic Author:David Icke
“Animism is not a belief system, but a worldview: The world is a sacred place and we are part of it. The factuality of this statement is not the issue. To say that the world is a sacred place is to make a statement about values, not facts. It’s a statement about what you mean by ‘sacred,’ just as ‘Money can’t buy happiness’ is a statement about what you mean by ‘happiness.’ To put it all very simply, animism isn’t a belief system, it’s a value system.” WorldMeanFactsValuesBeliefIssuesSacredStatementsWorldviewBelief SystemsValue SystemsMoney Can't Buy HappinessSacred PlacesAnimism Author:Daniel Quinn
“In college, in the early 1950s, I began to learn a little about how science works, the secrets of its great success, how rigorous the standards of evidence must be if we are really to know something is true, how many false starts and dead ends have plagued human thinking, how our biases can colour our interpretation of evidence, and how often belief systems widely held and supported by the political, religious and academic hierarchies turn out to be not just slightly in error, but grotesquely wrong.” IfsThinkingKnowsHumansLittlesEndsPoliticalTurnsBeliefReligiousSecretCollegeStandardsEvidenceErrorsColourInterpretationAcademicHierarchyGreat SuccessBelief SystemsDead Ends Book:Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Source: Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
“We learn our belief systems as very little children, and then we move through life creating experiences to match our beliefs. Look back in your own life and notice how often you have gone through the same experience.” LooksChildrenLittlesMovingBeliefGoneCreatingBelief SystemsLimiting Beliefs Book:You Can Heal Your Life Gift Source: You Can Heal Your Life Gift
“I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.” HateBeliefEasyNuanceBelief SystemsPortrayal Author:Vera Farmiga
“I've got this theory that human beings are innately religious; we have a belief system. It doesn't have to be a theist form, necessarily. But we need a belief system, some framework on which to hang our behavior.” NeedsHumansFormBeliefReligiousHuman BeingsTheoryBehaviorFrameworkBelief SystemsTheist Author:Tana French
“... circles of trust ... are a rare form of community - one that supports rather than supplants the individual quest for integrity - that is rooted in two basic beliefs. First, we all have an inner teacher whose guidance is more reliable than anything we can get from a doctrine, ideology, collective belief system, institution, or leader. Second, we all need other people to invite, amplify, and help us discern the inner teacher's voice.” PeopleNeedsFirstsTwoHelpingFormIndividualBeliefVoiceCommunityLeaderSupportTeacherIntegrityMindfulnessInstitutionsCirclesDoctrineIdeologyGuidanceCollectivesInvitesRootedQuestsBelief SystemsAmplify Author:Parker J. Palmer