Why Do You Believe Anything?
By Michael Goodspeed
Thunderbolts.info
12-30-7
"The opposite of bravery is not cowardice, but conformity." --Dr. Robert Anthony
"What you hear repeatedly you will eventually believe." --Mike Murdock
The most disturbing yet apt analogy to the human mind is a blank computer disk. When we are born we have only two choices -- receive the necessary programming for the maintenance of life, or die. But it is the great affliction of the human condition that the mind has little or no ability to keep out the "bad" data in preference of the "good." Just like the Internet surfer who may unwittingly download a virus, the mind has little or no awareness of the false and/or harmful information that penetrates its defenses. And in fact, human consciousness is far more susceptible to corruption than computer files. Because unlike these files, human beings have the innate need both to continuously learn, and to form beliefs.
From the time you roll out of bed in the morning you begin acting on your beliefs. In a matter of moments, you will have made a number of choices that profoundly impact your life in ways you have probably never imagined. And these choices are often based on tacit assumptions that have little or no foundation in reality.
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