would you die for your beliefs?
By arcadian
@arcadian (930)
United States
May 17, 2008 7:10am CST
Sometimes what we believe fills us with fear-about certain people or practices and so on- and colors the way we perceive things. Beliefs can be fatal- so think hard- if your life depended on letting go of some of your beliefs, could you do it? Would you be able to?
I'm writing a novel- still in the outlining and note making stage-and this is the theme. Lot of good original thinkers out there- so I'm asking-can you separate your beliefs from your perceptions-ever?
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@Chiang_Mai_boy (3882)
• Thailand
19 May 08
Bertrand Russell the British philosopher may have said it best when he said "I would not die for my beliefs, I might be wrong."
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@haolianlian (83)
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17 May 08
I think I will do that as you say with the up word because I think it is the belife the one to live in the world !and ,also to live!
What is your opinior? can you tell me!
Thanks!
@missak (3311)
• Spain
15 Jul 08
Wow this is a very complicated and interesting question. First of all, for me, my beliefs are not a set of structured rules or dogma, but rather a compilation of spiritual teachings that I have found good for my life. So my beliefs are alive, constantly in change and evolution, then actually it is not a bad thing to "change" or let go off some of them if I find something that contradicts them (like perception). Usually when some of thoose changes occurs on my beliefs, it is not a real change but an update, when I find a deeper version of the same idea.
Briefly, I would say that I wouldn't die for my beliefs, I prefer to live for them (because first of all I believe in life).
