believing in yourself?

Question

if disbelief is simply the absence of belief, then it follows that the belief in disbelief is false and there is only (degrees of) belief

Answer 1

According to the theory, suspension of disbelief is an essential ingredient in the enjoyment of many B-grade science fiction films and television series such as the early series of Doctor Who, where the audience willingly ignores low-budget "cheesy" props and occasional plot holes, in order to fully engage with the enjoyable story — which may be the more so for those additions to its inherent outrageousness.

Suspension of disbelief is also supposed to be essential for the enjoyment of many movies and TV shows involving complex stunts, special effects, and seemingly "unrealistic" plots, characterizations, etc. The theory professes to explain why action movie fans are willing to accept the idea that the good guy can get away with shooting guns in public places, or never running out of ammunition, or that cars will explode with a well-placed shot to the gas tank.

Answer 2

That depends on how you interpret those words. Belief in disbelief could simply be the acceptance of its existence. From a different angle, however, belief is just like heat, provided that disbelief is just like cold. Scientifically, heat can be measured but cold cannot. However, cold does, to an extent, exist. The same is true for belief and disbelief. I have not, however, seen a way to measure belief, though.

Answer 3

That's kind of a strange way of putting it. But I think you make a good point. It's not that you either believe or don't believe, rather there's a sort of continuum, a line between total belief and total disbelief, and you are somewhere on that line. You can see this as degrees of belief or degrees of skepticism, it doesn't matter, does it?

I think this is especially true with our belief in ourselves. In fact that might be why religion was invented in the first place, to give people something they could believe in truly and strongly, because it's harder to believe in ourselves so competely. Even people who seem very confident and self-sufficient really have a lot of self-doubt.

Answer 4

If you can define belief as a spectrum of varying degrees and we all fall on it somewhere, then yes. However, there are so many layers to that. I believe very strongly in some things, and disbelieve others. There is no set point for any of us, no average on this spectrum by which we can be judged. Simply a place for every belief and disbelief we have.

Answer 5

Agree to disagree, same thing. There is either belief or disbelief. No degrees of either one. You either do or you don't, simple. Disbelief actually means to doubt the truth of something, so there is belief in disbelief. Does that mean that disbelief even really exists? Or is it just doubt?

Answer 6

This is where all the problems in the world come from: what you said is unreasonable (without reason) and illogical (without logic).

It is NOT a belief in disbelief; it is a case of acknowledging there is such a thing as disbelief.

You are saying since black is the opposite of white, if you believe in black, then it follows that whiteness is only degrees of black!

Answer 7

Well, if there are degrees of belief, is it possible that you can have a degree of 0?

Answer 8

Yes...if you believe, anything is possible...it depends on what you believe in...positive or negative things...I suppose...

Answer 9

Do you believe in YOURSELF?