I would say - study, study, and more study. Educate yourself and see the history of each belief system. Eventually the idealogies you cherish will make you as an individual feel good.

Now a certain belief system that one enjoys may change over time due to more information through either experience or education.

I think there is a message to be heard that many have not realized.

The world and its diversity is meant for us to explore and learn from.

The world is a beautiful place full of different continents and cultures. Each with its own reasons and celeberation of life. We as a people should learn from them and enjoy the benefits it offers. Don't be stuck in your own paradox of what you grew up with, but explore the many different idealogies life can offer. It will give you as a person the opportunity to be more flexible allowing understanding, compassion, anticipation, and love as a whole.

With that being said I may have not answered the question directly, but it does leave open thoughts of perhaps how we as a people can be to ensure more peace and love in this world.

I would say if you as a human no different then the next human who may have different idealogies that are not common in your belief system should research deeper in understanding why such a belief system came to be in the first place. With that being said also experience the notion of such a life even if it is a brief moment!

Have you done a rain dance with native indians, or a celeberation dance of a newborn with an African tribe, or maybe enjoyed the long walk on the Chinese wall feeling and sensing how much hard work was put into it and its history, or enjoyed the Japanese culture looking at the imperial sword understanding its significance to the country, or visited a castle in Europe, or seen displays of famous naturlists and civil rights leaders, or sat at a classical concert listening to music that the artistrocrats enjoyed in the 1600s, or had the chance to see wildlife studying the reasons why raccoons wash their hands before eating, or why a certain type of monkey beats a log on a tree to attract a female, or had various foods and drinks and learned languages.

This is life and a belief system that everyone should try to embrace and if the possibility isn't there then it is your obligation to teach and show that in the end







we are not too different afterall.

It seems to me that any belief held to despite contrary or lacking evidence shows something about the character of the person, or lack there of.

Interesting additions...

To all!!!


Jeremy wrote...



I am not so sure that I would equate a person's overall character to how well grounded some aspects of their belief system are. I actually know that that is not an indication of quality of character, in terms of integrity or honesty or kindness or empathy or etc.

All that really shows is a reflection of how deeply invested one's world-view is on 'faith' alone.

Well I do.

If someone says they believe women are supposed to be subservient to men and cannot justify this belief outside of imaginary entities I start to think less of them.

To me how one comes to acquire beliefs are directly related to character.

To me character is cumulative. Each decision and each understanding stand on the shoulders of the previous. We can choose to change this, but as you so aptly pointed out, why would we unless we doubt what we believe.

So for me reevaluation is the path to a rich character.

Faith for me is anathema to character.

Well said.