If so, give an example in which you think this is the case. If not, explain why not.
Good day dear Dr Kirk and dear Dr Aparna
The terms of true beliefs, values, principles, and assumptions are sometimes used as if they all mean the same thing – the underlying truths on which we base our dealings with the world. In fact, although they are all “truths” to some extent, they are different in meaning and substance. Although we realize how similar they are, we’ll try to consider each of the three. Understanding the difference can help us sort out when we’re operating on facts or well-examined experience, when we’re applying moral or ethical rules or judgments, and when we’re responding to emotion or bias or unexamined “knowledge” that may not be accurate.
Values are our guidelines for living and behavior. Each of us has a set of deeply held beliefs about how the world should be. For some people, that set of beliefs is largely dictated by a religion, a culture, a peer group, or the society at large. For others, it has been arrived at through careful thought and reflection on experience, and is unique. For most of us, it is probably a combination of the two. Values often concern the core issues of our lives: personal relationships, morality, gender and social roles, race, social class, and the organization of society, to name just a few.
In fact I myself strongly believe in :
having true beliefs sometimes make my life go better, even if it doesn't make me any happier!
YEP !!!! it does , you can live with yourself worst case . It is a tough world , we can't please everyone (although I am people pleaser )
I learned it later in my life and do not regret . All that is important that we value ourselves (moral better) ...
Good day dear Dr Kirk and dear Dr Aparna
The terms of true beliefs, values, principles, and assumptions are sometimes used as if they all mean the same thing – the underlying truths on which we base our dealings with the world. In fact, although they are all “truths” to some extent, they are different in meaning and substance. Although we realize how similar they are, we’ll try to consider each of the three. Understanding the difference can help us sort out when we’re operating on facts or well-examined experience, when we’re applying moral or ethical rules or judgments, and when we’re responding to emotion or bias or unexamined “knowledge” that may not be accurate.
Values are our guidelines for living and behavior. Each of us has a set of deeply held beliefs about how the world should be. For some people, that set of beliefs is largely dictated by a religion, a culture, a peer group, or the society at large. For others, it has been arrived at through careful thought and reflection on experience, and is unique. For most of us, it is probably a combination of the two. Values often concern the core issues of our lives: personal relationships, morality, gender and social roles, race, social class, and the organization of society, to name just a few.
In fact I myself strongly believe in :
having true beliefs sometimes make my life go better, even if it doesn't make me any happier!
True beliefs make life go better.
This is because the beliefs have strength to impart direction and life therefore proceeds in a right direction.
What we do is not to flatter anyone -ultimately what we do is to ensure that we are satisfied. We must do what we feel right. Our actions may not please few persons some times -its okay. So long as we are right we should not be bothered for any one.
It is said," You are comfortable with the world if you are comfortable yourself within"
Thus it is necessary to make ourselves comfortable first with the true beliefs that we have without making efforts to make others happier. Some day the people will realize that we are on a right path.
Truth in one’s beliefs is at least minimally valuable in the sense that, all other things being equal at any rate, true beliefs are better than false ones because having true beliefs enables us to fulfill our goals.
Source - Pritchard, Duncan (), What is this thing called knowledge?, Routledge, ISBN10: 0–415–55296–6 (hbk)
life is good every time. it depend to our attitude. sometime some bad things happen but in long time it will conclude to good things. like this happen for me regularly. because of the nature of the human if we see the people more happy we can be satisfy more but sometimes we can not satisfy everyone.
Hello,
True beliefs are sign posts guiding one through various cycles of life. Having true beliefs are wonderful in so far as we believe in them faithfully and live them in their totality. However, individuals who are deeply and sometimes fanatically devoted to specific true beliefs may experience intolerance of opposing ideas which defy their true beliefs . As C.S. Lewis rightly observes, when true beliefs lead to "blindness and intoxication and an eternal song over the waves in which reason has drowned” the holder of those beliefs may feel unhappy. On this basis, true beliefs should not defy the universal principles upon which the essence of humanity is founded.
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R. Biria
Own views, beliefs, faith - something that can sometimes hinder conformist life, but helps me to feel good and have self-respect.
If we see ourselves as living in two worlds, one in our head and the other out there, then I think this question is unanswerable. It's basically one equation with two unknowns, and the variations are virtually endless.
But if we see ourselves as living in one world — which seems to make sense in that I'm not aware of two trees I look at a tree, one I believe and the other that is — the answer all but vitiates the question. False beliefs are a false world, and in that context they are more akin to living with something like Alzheimer's.
Yes, living a dream is pleasant, and certainly helps deal with life's difficulties-Allah wills, YHWH will aid us-but in the end a dream is a dream. The idea that faith in a god, whichever god, can protect from wars, bombings, etc, is simply wishful thinking.
My beliefs make life better for me and makes me very happy and hopeful for a better future. I believe that if I walk the path of righteousness, I will gain everlasting life and live on the new paradisic earth free of pain. This strong belief always give me firm assurances to walk the path of the godly with great joy and contentment.
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