According to Newberg and Waldman, beliefs shape personal behaviors and spiritual
ethics throughout life, governing nearly every aspect of life. They are our
most important human commodity and help people flourish and survive. They can
also be used to suppress others and justify immoral or sadistic acts. They can
also connect one with transcendent dimensions of experience, and give
inspiration and hope, essential tools for confronting moments of confusion and
doubt. They help people build civilizations, make revolutions, create music and
art, determine our relationship to the cosmos, makes us fall in love and drive
us into hate. Once beliefs are established, their validity is rarely challenged
even when the person is faced with contradictory evidence. The brain is
instinctually prone to reject information that does not conform to one’s prior
experience and knowledge. It has a propensity to reject any belief that is not
in accord with one’s own view. The human brain can alter its system of beliefs
far more rapidly than that of any other organism on the planet.
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