Belief
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Belief is an equivocal term referring to (usually willing) acceptance of an idea.
Belief comes in various flavors:
- Synonymous with "favorable view" as in "I don't believe in winding electrical cords too tightly."
- Result of "seeing is believing" where someone believes in regular sunrises.
- Assessment of likelihood: "I believe you can understand this."
- Trust of another person: "I believe you did put my check in the mail."
- From a deep place within: "I believe my spirit guide is telling me to lay healing hands on your boo-boo."
- Utter staring delusion: "I believe I am being told to cleanse the world of evil."
- Pragmatic self-interest: "Every man's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another drink."[1]
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ W.C. Fields, who else?