NEVER BeLIEve

INTRO - What do you Say? - UnBeLIEvableBeliefs are (often) Wrong - KNOWing vs BeLIEving - Word Axis
BeLiel, Crown Prince of Hell
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Beliefs are weak often Wrong

Wrong choice of word.  People die for beliefs.


Israeli West Bank Barrier (Wiki) - Palestinian suicide bombers (PBS)

...and when BOTH sides REAL-EYEs they are IDIOTs -- there will be no more suicide bombers or walls.

Belief

Result

I believe our (sports) team is going to win!

They lose.

I believe in love.
I believe (s)he loves me.

You break up and / or are heartbroken.

You suffer from DEbilitating jealousy.

I believe he is a good man.

 You find out (s)he was a liar

I believe we will win this battle.

 You lose the battle.

I believe our product will succeed

 It fails.

I believe in God.

Things don't turn out right, then you say God is testing you.
Do you KNOW who God is?

I believe in Jesus

Does this mean you can do anything you want because
"He died for all your sins." Ahead of time - no less.
Do you KNOW Jesus? Have you met him?

I believe in <insert dictator of choice> 

 Dictator goes wild.

I believe this stock will go up.

Your stock plummets.

I believe my job is safe.

You get fired.

I believe that's the answer.

 You are wrong.

I believe my church is good.

Then you change churches.

I believe my pastor is a good man.

Turns out to be a liar or molestor.

Layoffs hit Haggard’s megachurch - MSNBC

I believe this diet plan will work.

It doesn't, or it works then you gain all the weight back.
Like a roller-coaster.

I believe in <insert religion>

Then you CONvert to another.

 I believe <insert magician> has special powers

It turns out its some cheap sleight of hand or illusion with prop.

 I believe this investment will pay off.

You lose money.

I believe in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy

Oh really?

 

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Supernatural science: Why we want to believe (MSNBC)

God vs. doctor: 1 in 2 say prayer saves the dying (MSNBC)

Strength of Beliefs

weak beliefs

Uncertainty may still exist in your mind.
But you still deny that you could possibly be wrong.

strong beliefs

You've managed to CONvince yourself that something is true

In the Word Axis section later I will show you a comparison of words we use everyday and how they relate to the word BeLIEve.


Sometimes you come out on the correct side of a belief,
but the fact that there are so many wrongs only "cheapens this word."
BeLIEving is a LIE to yourself more than it is a lie to others.

Mixing trust and belief are "dangerous."


Sure...to find the truth, we must BeLIEve.....


Examples from the news

Madeleine Mother named as suspect (BBC) - She said: "They believe they have evidence to show that in some way she's involved in the death of her daughter, which of course is completely ludicrous. They have suggested that blood has been found in a hire car that they hired 25 days after Madeleine was taken."

One British tourist shouted: "We believe you, Kate."

2007/05/10/madeleine_mccann_round_up_feature - BBC World - The World Uncovered - I Believe In Miracles -

There's always people eager to believe the worst