How Belief Systems Work | Episode 1010 | Closer To Truth

We like to think that we are rational, that what we believe is what is true. But we often believe because of our "belief systems"-"how we believe" may be more important than "what we believe." Featuring interviews with Julian Baggini, Stephen Law, Patrick McNamara, Gregory Ganssle, Rebecca Goldstein, and John Leslie.

Season 10, Episode 10 - #CloserToTruth

Closer To Truth host Robert Lawrence Kuhn takes viewers on an intriguing global journey into cutting-edge labs, magnificent libraries, hidden gardens, and revered sanctuaries in order to discover state-of-the-art ideas and make them real and relevant.

Closer to Truth presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.

#Belief #Religion

[IsaacAsimov]

The hows and whys of Belief should be mandatory learning for all high schools students.
As a life-long seeker of Truth I place Robert Lawrence Kuhn and Michael Shermer up there with the most important thinkers of any era; their wonderful delivery is greatly valued and admired.

[Urbangardener]

Robert, I can't tell you how grateful I am for your work. I always return to you

[teinarepia]

SIMPLICITY IS KEY AND SO IS YOUR INTENT.

[bigdaddy-ku]

*this man is the smartest film host alive*

[moosestubbings]

Belief starts as a child when we go to sleep and wake up the following morning, open our eyes up, and realize everything is okay.
The following night we believe the same thing will happen when evening comes even though nature and circumstance have changed all around us.

[cmvamerica]

No matter what you know about anything, there is still more that you don’t know.

[usergiodmsilvaPT]

I like that, while being a theist, his will to know is stronger than just cocooning himself in his belief.

[wayneasiam]

When we judge others' capacities, we lessen our own.

[bretnetherton]

Awareness is known by awareness alone.

[pbasswil]

Here's an idea for your consideration: All our respective 'Realities' are belief systems. We once believed the Earth was flat – and that belief worked _just fine_ for us, for millennia; now we believe it's round. Scientifically provable or not, in some manner or fashion it works for us, so it becomes part of our overall belief system. Religions & Ideologies are merely parts of our personal belief systems.

[demitrac.]

Often times I would appreciate hearing opposing views encounter one another. e.g. Julian, Stephen or Patrick confronting Greg

[cmvamerica]

Beliefs are just opinions; and we know what opinions are like.

[MrLeadman]

Greg Gansslle perspective was the most insightful and interesting

[sonpollo]

The key is to replace the word "belief" with "experience". What can be experienced and what can't.

[nietzschescodes]

Greg Ganssle's perspective is new to me and really interesting.

[johnbrzykcy]

"We inherited magical thinking as part of the species." I never thought of myself as a magician.

[dlcouncillable]

Objective reality is a tough nut to crack considering the challenges. The sort of awareness this content provides I BELIEVE :-) may be a good first step.

[cmvamerica]

Beliefs save mental energy and help us survive in many ways; everything we are, helped our ancestors survive.

[myopenmind]

We each have a narrative running in our head which internally coherent. Because of the latter we protect it with cognitive biasses.

The latter two fact mean that the narrative becomes resistant to change.

Unless one is able to see ones beliefs from outside the narrative and when one’s biases have been disarmed then they will not easily be surrendered.

[asielnorton]

everyone operates on a belief system. one has to. it could be a materialist belief system. a capitalist belief system. a marxist belief system. a christian belief system. the truth is we have no idea what is going on in ultimate reality, but we cannot operate in a state of utter confusion. we therefore have to create belief systems just to function. everyone gets threatened when their belief system is challenged bc it is the ground of their "reality."