Thank you Bill S. No, of course I did not mean we are only what we believe, but our beliefs do colour our actions. I think, TT, that you are equating belief primarily with religious belief, or belief that requires dogma and support from outside. I think that our personal beliefs (which can include religion) are what drive us. Poeple who have not got a strong sense of their own ideas and direction are often confused, upset and frantic, searching for beliefs and unhappy with life.

I am not passing judgement on the belief of others. Personally I think that some of the things people dedicate their lives to supporting and believing are barking mad, and definitely not for me. That's OK. Of course sometimes beliefs are dangerous, and paradoxically that is when we often realise the power of belief most.

We are, I believe, "the stuff that dreams are made on".* Indeed has not it been said that without our dreams we may lose our sanity. And what are our dreams if not based our beliefs?



* The Tempest Shakespeare

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