Belief in the psychological sense, is a representational mental state that takes the form of a propositional attitude. In the religious sense, "belief" refers to a part of a wider spiritual or moral foundation, generally called faith; historically generated by a group's need to provide a functionally valid foundation to sustain them. The generally accepted faiths usually note that when oppressive states are generated by it being exercised, and not a fact of reality, it was ...

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Knowledge is often defined as justified true belief, in that the belief must be considered to correspond to reality and must be derived from valid evidence and arguments. However, this definition has been challenged by the Gettier problem which suggests that justified true belief does not provide a complete picture of knowledge. Belief can be understood as a state of mind in the process of increasing understanding that sometimes called deduction. As people develop structures of understandings from their observed or learned fact ...

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Buddhism Beliefs: Buddhist Vegetarianism

The first lay precept in Buddhism prohibits killing. Many see this as implying that Buddhists should not eat the meat of animals. However, this is not necessarily the case. The Buddha made distinction between killing an animal and consumption of meat, stressing that it is immoral conduct that makes one impure, not the food one eats.

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Buddhism Beliefs: The Three Jewels in Buddhism

Buddhists seek refuge in what are often referred to as the Three Jewels, Triple Gem or Triple Jewel. These are the Buddha, the Dharma (or Dhamma), and the "noble" (Sanskrit: arya) Sangha or community of monks and nuns who have become enlightened. While it is impossible to escape one's karma or the effects caused by previous thoughts, words and deeds, it is possible to avoid the suffering that comes from it by becoming enlightened. In this way, dharma offers a refuge. Dharma, used in the sense of the Buddha's teachings, provides a raft and is thus a temporary refuge while entering and crossing the river. However, the real refuge is on the other side of the river.

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Buddhism Beliefs: The Four Noble Truths

The Buddha taught that life was dissatisfactory because of craving, but that this condition was curable by following the eightfold path. This teaching is called the four noble truths:

1.    Dukkha: All worldly life is unsatisfactory, disjointed, containing suffering.

2.    Samudaya: There is a cause of suffering, which is attachment or desire (tanha) rooted in ignorance.

3.    Nirodha: There is an end of suffering, which is Nirvana.

4.    Marga: There is a path that leads out of suffering, known as the Noble Eightfold Path.

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Nine Beliefs of Hinduism

Beliefs are the building blocks of the mind. Our beliefs determine our thoughts and attitudes about life, which in turn direct our actions. By our actions we create our destiny. Beliefs about sacred matters�God, man and cosmos�are essential to one�s approach to enlightenment. But beliefs are not mere matters of agreement. They are what we value and hold as true. Hindus believe many diverse things, but there are a few bedrock concepts on which most Hindus concur. The following nine beliefs, though not exhaustive, offer a simple summary of Hindu spirituality.

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Hinduism vs Christianity: Hindu beliefs compared with Christian beliefs

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The purpose of this article is an attempt to explain the beliefs of Scientologists as they practice their religion For examples of explanations of scientology doctrines as explained by non Scientologists, see Scientology - Outsider Explanations and Scientology Auditing - Outsider Explanations Scientology beliefs and practices - The Goal of Scientology. The goal of Scientology is stated as being a World without War, without Criminality, and without Insanity, where honest b ...

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While you may not always get what you want, you will always get what you expect! Surprisingly, the power of belief and expectation work just as effectively on your feelings of self-doubt and limitation as they do on your thoughts of success and achievement. Think thoughts of defeat or failure and you are bound to be discouraged.

Belief is an incredibly powerful state of mind. Your belief system not only defines and shapes who you are, but it also determines your potential. Henry Ford was correct when he said, "Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right."

(See also: Power of Belief, John Boe, Law of Attraction, Practising Law of Attraction, Law of Attraction for Prosperity, Law of Attraction for Love, Law of Attraction - Obstacles)

Aztec philosophy saw the concept of teotl as a fundamental unity that underlies the entire universe. Teotl forms, shapes, and is all things. The concept of teotl bears some resemblance to the Eastern philosophical idea of Tao. Reflecting dialectical monism, teotl manifests itself as opposing but complementary opposites. While things appear different, they are ultimately the same thing (teotl). ...

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Aztec philosophy, Aztec philosophy - Beliefs, Aztec philosophy - Relation to Aztec religion, Aztec philosophy - Moral beliefs and aesthetics

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Christadelphians base their beliefs wholly on the Bible, and accept no other texts as inspired by God. Christadelphians believe that God is the creator of all things and the father of true believers. He is a separate being from his son, Jesus Christ. They believe that the Bible clearly teaches that the Holy Spirit is not a person, but the power of God used in creation and for salvation, and at certain t ...

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Most Independent Baptist churches support the core beliefs (or Baptist Distinctives) that most Baptist churches support with some variation: B - The Bible is the final authority for what they believe and what they do. A - The Autonomy of the Local Church. P - The Priesthood of the Believer. T - There are Two Ordinances: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. I - The Individual's Soul Liberty. S - The membership is made exclus ...

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Although Lollardy can be said to have originated in the writings of John Wyclif, it is true that the Lollards had no central doctrine. Likewise, being a decentralized movement, Lollardy neither had nor proposed any singular authority. The movement associated itself with many different ideas, but individual Lollards did not necessarily have to agree with every tenet. Fundamentally, Lollards were anticlerical. They believed the Catholic Church to be corrupt in many ways and looked to Scripture as the basis for their religion. To provide ...

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In Konkokyo, everything is seen as being in profound interrelation with each other. God is not seen as distant or residing in heaven, but present within this world. The universe is perceived to be the body of the Parent God. Suffering is seen as being caused by individual disregard of the relationship between all things. Konkokyo's beliefs center around the betterment of human life in this world by gratitude, apologising, mutual help and prayer. In this way, everybody can join their hearts with God to become Ikigami, a living God. It is beli ...

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Konkokyo, Konkokyo - History, Konkokyo - Beliefs, Konkokyo - Relationship to Shinto, Konkokyo - External link

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The Jesus Army upholds the historic creeds of the Christian faith. The creeds are a set of common beliefs shared with many other Christian churches (including Church of England) and are known as: the Apostles' Creed, the Athanasian Creed and the Nicene Creed. More can be read on the Jesus Fellowship's / Jesus Army's Christian beliefs, in their free pdf e-book "We Believe" [1]. ...

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Jesus Army, Jesus Army - History, Jesus Army - Beliefs, Jesus Army - Criticism

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Their beliefs are often deemed to be similar to Theosophy, but mixed with the already mentioned extraterrestrial concerns. Before listing their core beliefs it should be noted this list derived from statements from them so any remaining bias is primarily theirs. They believe that service to mankind is the most essential yoga or religion in these days. They believe that Jesus, Buddha, Krishna and other religious leaders were of extraterrestrial origin and came to Earth to help mankind. They believe that the esse ...

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Although the otherkin community is a diverse and loosely-defined one and lacks an explicit ideology, some beliefs are especially common. Otherkin tend to have a number of New Age sensibilities and to be very open to supernatural concepts, particularly belief in the soul or spirit. Other common beliefs in the otherkin community include animism, Neo-Paganism, totemism, possession, reincarnation, and other paranormal events. However, just as some otherkin believe that they are physically non-human and some don't, not all otherkin believe in the ...

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Otherkin, Otherkin - History and usage, Otherkin - Reactions, Otherkin - Beliefs, Otherkin - Awakening, Otherkin - Notes

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Bektashism is a Sufi order and shares much in common with other Islamic mystical movements, such as the need for an experienced spiritual guide (murshid) مرشد, the doctrine of the four gates (Shari'ah شريعة, Tariqah طريقة, Ma'rifah معرفة, Haqiqah حقيقة). Bektashism places much emphasis on the concept of Wahdat-ul-Wujood وحدة الوجود, the "Unity of Being" that was formulated by Ibn Arabi. This has often been erroneously labeled by Westerners as pantheism, although it is a concept closer to panent ...

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Although Islam recognizes Jesus as a prophet, it breaks with the belief of Christ as the son of God. Muslims do not believe that Christ was the "begotten son of God" in literal terms, as if God were a male human, but rather that he was a prophet brother who brought to mankind a closer relationship with God and each other. In the "religion-literal" sense, Christians reject the Muslim religion's understanding of Christ as heretical. Archbishop Dmitri of the Orthodox Church in America has described Islam as the most prevalent form of Arianism ( ...

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Christo-Islamic, Christo-Islamic - Beliefs

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