Have you ever examined what belief is?

Let’s start with a dictionary definition:

be·lief bɪˈlif [bih-leef] noun

1. something believed; an opinion or conviction: a belief that the earth is flat.
2. confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof: a statement unworthy of belief.
3. confidence; faith; trust: a child’s belief in his parents.
4. a religious tenet or tenets; religious creed or faith: the Christian belief.

Did you notice that there is no mention that the belief need be true? The word truth is not mentioned anywhere in the definition of belief. In fact definition #2 calls for confidence in something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof: a statement unworthy of belief! Notice the fact that people believed that the earth was flat until it was proven to be not so. What do you believe today that is not so, that is not true?

true tru [troo] adjective, tru·er, tru·est, noun, adverb, verb, trued, tru·ing or true·ing.

1. being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story.
2. real; genuine; authentic: true gold; true feelings.
3. sincere; not deceitful: a true interest in someone’s welfare.
4. firm in allegiance; loyal; faithful; steadfast: a true friend.
5. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something: the true meaning of his statement.
6. conforming to or consistent with a standard, pattern, or the like: a true copy.
7. exact; precise; accurate; correct: a true balance.
8. of the right kind; such as it should be; proper: to arrange things in their true order.
9. properly so called; rightly answering to a description: true statesmanship.
10. legitimate or rightful: the true heir.
11. reliable, unfailing, or sure: a true sign.
12. exactly or accurately shaped, formed, fitted, or placed, as a surface, instrument, or part of a mechanism.
13. honest; honorable; upright.
14. Biology . conforming to the type, norm, or standard of structure of a particular group; typical: The lion is a true cat.
15. Animal Husbandry . purebred.
16. Navigation . (of a bearing, course, etc.) determined in relation to true north.
17. Archaic . truthful.

So belief does not refer to anything real, genuine, authentic or true. It has nothing to do with:

truth truθ [trooth] noun, plural truths truðz, truθs [troothz, trooths]

1. the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
2. conformity with fact or reality; verity: the truth of a statement.
3. a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like: mathematical truths.
4. the state or character of being true.
5. actuality or actual
6. an obvious or accepted fact; truism; platitude.
7. honesty; integrity; truthfulness.
8. ( often initial capital letter ) ideal or fundamental reality apart from and transcending perceived experience: the basic truths of life.
9. agreement with a standard or original.
10. accuracy, as of position or adjustment.
11. Archaic, fidelity or constancy.
12. Idiom: in truth, in reality; in fact; actually: In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.

I find it interesting that the dictionary uses the decline of the Roman Empire in its definition. I’ll get to that moral decline thing later. By the way, mathematics can be used to distort the truth, so be careful what you believe about definition #3 above.

So herein is published a series of articles addressing what we believe, how those beliefs are used by the government, corporations, associations, religions and schools as a weapon against us. Even our own families (think Santa Claus.)