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Episode 55 - Belief
"Do You Believe In The Belief of Believing In Belief?"
Show Notes
This episode we examine the power of belief.
- Does perception dicate belief or vice versa?
- Can we affect our reality through our beliefs?
- If our beliefs change does our reality change?
- If you don't believe what we say in this episode, does this episode really exist?
Links and References
Definition of Belief
1. An acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.
2. Something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction.
Mesoamericans having trouble perceiving European tall ships
Questioning perceptual blindness - Fortean Times
Ability to read text despite the order of the letters
Cambridge study on reading perception and comprehension
Belief in the ability to walk through walls
The Men Who Stare at Goats (movie)
"Someone asked us recently, 'Is there any limitation to the body's ability to heal?' And we said, None, other than the belief that you hold. And he asked, 'Then why aren't people growing new limbs?' And we said, Because no one believes they can."
- Abraham/Esther & Jerry Hicks
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
- Arthur C. Clarke
Previous Episodes Referenced
How Religion plays into the formation of beliefs
Episode 52: Religion
Can a change in beliefs alter that which is predestined?
Episode 22: Destiny
- Does perception dicate belief or vice versa?
- Can we affect our reality through our beliefs?
- If our beliefs change does our reality change?
- If you don't believe what we say in this episode, does this episode really exist?
Links and References
Definition of Belief
1. An acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.
2. Something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction.
Mesoamericans having trouble perceiving European tall ships
Questioning perceptual blindness - Fortean Times
Ability to read text despite the order of the letters
Cambridge study on reading perception and comprehension
Belief in the ability to walk through walls
The Men Who Stare at Goats (movie)
"Someone asked us recently, 'Is there any limitation to the body's ability to heal?' And we said, None, other than the belief that you hold. And he asked, 'Then why aren't people growing new limbs?' And we said, Because no one believes they can."
- Abraham/Esther & Jerry Hicks
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
- Arthur C. Clarke
Previous Episodes Referenced
How Religion plays into the formation of beliefs
Episode 52: Religion
Can a change in beliefs alter that which is predestined?
Episode 22: Destiny