Examples:
What does it mean if someone says they
-Believe in God?
-Believe in UFO's?
-Believe in themselves?
-Believe in evolution?
-Believe in Science?
-Believe in kindness?
And when someone says that everyone 'believes in' something, in which sense do they mean? To believe something exists or to believe that something is good? Or to believe that you should devote your life to something?
How is it distinguished from 'believing that'--as in believing that the earth is spherical?
People say they 'believe in' things all the time and never really explain what they mean. So what do you think?
2006-08-03 02:12:16 · 5 answers · asked by mikayla_starstuff 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Varoon:
Can you also apply that concept to 'believing in UFO's or 'believing in oneself'?
And how exactly does 'believing in God' affect one's life?
2006-08-03 02:30:52 · update #1
It means they have the frank and honest opinion that such things exsist. IT may be for the simple idea that kindess makes the world a better place so i " believe" in kindness.
to believe in is genreally to assume it is real. and by default assume it also means good. unless other wise noted.
Ex. I belive in aliens.... after all their the ones that took all my cows.
A belief in is internal, and oft times hard to have a person prove without relying on others.
a belief That is open to speculation and experimentation.
I think people should follow the definetion of belief better and live their live in the beliefs.... you want to be a great christian. believe your jesus and spread a few miracles.
2006-08-03 02:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by Tom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The words 'believe' and 'belief' are etymologically related to the words 'live' and 'life' respectively. Therefore, to 'believe' in something is to live one's life - in thought, word and/or deed - as though the verity of the thing in question were certain.
Thus, for example, one who 'believes' in God lives his life in recognition of God's existence, meaning that his actions reflect this postulate in day to day life. Paying 'lip-service' to something, therefore, is not the same as 'believing' in it.
2006-08-03 02:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that = I have the opinion..., I think that ....
Believe in=to have trust, confidence to something that you feel or know that it exists
2006-08-03 02:22:45 · answer #3 · answered by C.C. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Everybody has to believe in something.....I believe I'll have another drink." -W.C. Fields
2006-08-03 02:34:37 · answer #4 · answered by Beavis Christ AM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you should answer this: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Amj_cAXogDxn_gFiB5FzOufsy6IX?qid=20060802120227AALZgDw
2006-08-03 02:23:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋