Belief

Question faith, religion and conditioning.

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A belief is a conclusion held before the evidence and defended after it. Examining belief is not an attack on the sacred — it is the removal of everything that stands between a person and their own seeing.

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Questioning Beliefs

The Uses of Doubt

Doubt is treated as something to be cured. Practised deliberately, it is closer to a sense organ.

September 8, 20261 min read

Questioning Beliefs

The Comfort of Belief

Beliefs are not primarily descriptions of the world. They are load-bearing structures — which is why arguing with one so seldom moves it.

August 7, 20263 min read