Posted by froggyTheFrog (9w1) (68.35.149.134) on April 25, 2002 at 23:23:28:
In Reply to: No. posted by Bartholomew (63.214.73.136) on April 25, 2002 at 11:35:28:
Hmmmmmmmmmm? If I think positive things but do not believe them, what good does this do me?
How would you define belief? Is its difference from "thinking" the level of commitment to the idea?
: Everything is physical. Even non-solid things like the soul or the aura (if you believe in them) are physical. To have complete belief in something, the chemical state of that person's brain must align itself to the belief, just as everything else.
Okay. I agree with your point, but still I have a problem with the bold statement, "everything is physical". How would you even attempt to prove that?
: I don't want to get into a big semantic debate over exactly where the boundary of the self is. For the purposes of belief, I'm drawing the boundary at the brain and nervous system, and the attendant chemicals and structures.
Right. I don't know the definition of soul. I just know I have one. Everything is physical, you start getting into proving God is physical, then you bang up into this "belief" issue.
: : As Isaac indicated, this idea is faaaaaaaaaaaar from new.
: It's primal. Most people don't consciously realize it, though, which means they can't apply it where they want.