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I was wondering what you think about beliefs and if they can really be self-perpetuating. Is it elective amnesia to not consider any alternative or a belief that change cannot occur?

"This is the way it's been, this is the way it is, this is the way it will always be."

But then beliefs can be useful as well. For example, I'm stuck in the belief that cold blooded murder is wrong.

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Beliefs are paramount to our existence; we simply wouldn't be able to function without them and it is in our general interest to perpetuate certain beliefs. Whether they are self-perpetuating is a very interesting concept, but there is really no way to tell. However you can see how easy ideas can proliferate, how easily they transmit across humanity, they are infectious, and almost like living things that seek to survive and reproduce.
As for a lack of belief in the possibility of change, it is fairly irrelevant whether people believe it is possible or not because it is inevitable - nothing is static in this world. The system will continue to evolve and we all are, whether we are conscious of it or not, variables in that evolution.

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the factory mass producing fear
bottled, capped. distributed near and far sold for a reasonable price
the people love it, they feed it, brush with it, bath with it, breathe it.
inject it direct to the blood, it seems to be replacing love

I will invite you to try it out yourself.

I answered this question with YES for myself. I have changed certain beliefs and thus changed my life.
For example I changed how I view physical workout (from its hard to I cant go without it), how I relate to people and so many things.

Change how you see things and the things you see change.

Matter is an illusion.
See posts regarding: Everything Is Energy viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8&start=20

Our reality is really a mental world, where the observer (you) manifests his/her reality based on belief systems & thought patterns. (YouTube Dr Quantum Double Slit Experiment).

Without dogma (unquestional belief systems) and fear, one can open themselves up to more novel experiences.
I have. I also enjoy more synchronistic experiences.

>>There is an interesting article which explains how the mind builds your reality:

Time on the Brain: How You Are Always Living In the Past, and Other Quirks of Percept

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...of-perception/

September 15, 2011
Time on the Brain: How You Are Always Living In the Past, and Other Quirks of Perception

Neuroscientist Kathleen McDermott of Washington University, investigated the perception of past and future in people without brain injuries. McDermott did fMRI brain scans of 21 college students, asking them to recall a specific incident in their past and then envision themselves in a specific future scenario.

Findings & Explanations:

* Our minds construct the past, present, and future, and sometimes get it badly wrong
* The bottom line is that memory is essential to constructing scenarios for ourselves in the future.
* McDermott’s colleague Henry Roediger studies metacognition. Roediger said we store only bits and pieces of what happened—a smattering of impressions we weave together into feels like a seamless narrative. When we retrieve a memory, we also rewrite it, so that the time next we go to remember it, we don’t retrieve the original memory but the last one we recollected. So, each time we tell a story, we embellish it, while remaining genuinely convinced of the veracity of our memories.
Our consciousness lags 80 milliseconds behind actual events. “When you think an event occurs it has already happened,”
* Our brains also paper over gaps in information, such as eyeblinks. “Your consciousness goes through all the trouble to synchronize things,”
* Our memory becomes distorted because our brains react more strongly to novelty than to repetition. Conversely, when you’re doing something exciting, time seems to race by, but when you look back on it, it stretched out.


It would seem the Human Mind instrument is also a movie editor.

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We are all expressions of ONE Source - ONE Mind.
We are actors on the stage of iMAGICnation, in perpetual self exploration.
We are both the Dreamer & the Dream.
Reality is in consciousness.
I think therefore I am
I am consciousness and potentiality

I just replied to another post. This explains how belief systems create your reality and how you can change it to have more joyful experiences.

See Posts: Order from Chaos
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6158

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We are all expressions of ONE Source - ONE Mind.
We are actors on the stage of iMAGICnation, in perpetual self exploration.
We are both the Dreamer & the Dream.
Reality is in consciousness.
I think therefore I am
I am consciousness and potentiality

You do not escape ignorance through death, your belief systems are carried through to the after-life / inter-life. It is with these belief systems such as culture, religion, moral values, self-worth, that you judge yourself and choose your next incarnation.

See post re: After-life Inter-life is another virtual reality
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3615&start=10


Note: If you do not accept there are other realities other than Earth, or believe in reincarnation, you may find yourself back on Earth in another (perceived) physical self-discovery game.

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We are all expressions of ONE Source - ONE Mind.
We are actors on the stage of iMAGICnation, in perpetual self exploration.
We are both the Dreamer & the Dream.
Reality is in consciousness.
I think therefore I am
I am consciousness and potentiality

Here is the full article link:
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/obs ... erception/

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We are all expressions of ONE Source - ONE Mind.
We are actors on the stage of iMAGICnation, in perpetual self exploration.
We are both the Dreamer & the Dream.
Reality is in consciousness.
I think therefore I am
I am consciousness and potentiality

"The less you know, the better". Ignorance is not bliss nowadays to a certain extent or you can get walked all over but i think that if your spending time and putting energy into how to be more aware of bad things in life your inviting them into your home and body. Just some people should give this a go for a week or two...........Turn off the T.V, Shut down the computer, dont bother to buy a paper. Go about your daily work with full concentration, put time into buying and preparing what you eat and keep it as natural as possible. When your bored, exercise or chat with family or even begin growing your own fruit and veg to eat and drink. Rear your kids as natural and healthy as possible and then see if there's any health complaints.

My two cents is that it is better to investigate everything so that we can make an informed choice for our families as ignorance certainly is not bliss especially these days!