10 Good Bible Verses and Quotes for Comfort in Adversity, Troubled and Uncertain Times from the Old Testament.

10 Good Bible Verses and Quotes for Comfort in Adversity, Troubled and Uncertain Times from the Old Testament. Source: 10 Good Bible Verses and Quotes for Comfort in Adversity, Troubled and Uncertain Times from the Old Testament.

Beliefs – Why do people differ so much?

Im ashamed to die until i have won some victory for humanity.

We seem to be surrounded by so much tension and conflict in the world today. With all the prejudice, discrimination and violence associated with strongly held beliefs, it would be nice to work out why people disagree so much. So what causes us to each believe certain things and be sniffy about opposing ideas?

I imagine we pickup ideas from all around us. Beliefs that have seeped through from current and past thinking in politics, philosophy, religion and so on. I’m sure I am influenced by my family upbringing, the traditions of my culture, the mass media and books I watch and read, what my teachers told me, and what newspapers I choose to read.

In a multicultural society where a pluralistic mentality has influenced our individual consciousness, it is quite difficult if not impossible to disentangle the effects of all these factors.

Beliefs affected by tough and tender mindedness

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