Comments on: Ya Gotta Believe? http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/10/ya-gotta-believe/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:36:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mycojackson http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/10/ya-gotta-believe/#comment-7383 Mycojackson Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:49:22 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/10/ya-gotta-believe/#comment-7383 No, it is TRUE, people are stubbornly sticking to mistaken beliefs - but maybe the TV/mass media has a lot to do with forming our beliefs. Corporations have a lot to gain by helping people stick to their beliefs too - we will continue to buy their products when we really do not need them or even if they are harming us. Even with religion and so on that has no "branding associations" there is tendancy to stick with the old ways... stability brings comfort, change is difficult, people love to stay stuck in their ruts. No, it is TRUE, people are stubbornly sticking to mistaken beliefs - but maybe the TV/mass media has a lot to do with forming our beliefs.

Corporations have a lot to gain by helping people stick to their beliefs too - we will continue to buy their products when we really do not need them or even if they are harming us.

Even with religion and so on that has no “branding associations” there is tendancy to stick with the old ways… stability brings comfort, change is difficult, people love to stay stuck in their ruts.

]]> By: joed http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/10/ya-gotta-believe/#comment-7366 joed Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:20:23 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/10/ya-gotta-believe/#comment-7366 why believe anything? wk clifford said it; http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/w_k_clifford/ethics_of_belief.html the trick is getting to know what you believe and then droping the belief. the hard part is getting to know yourself, but it can be done. when you drop the belief do not fill the gap with anything. why believe anything? wk clifford said it;
http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/w_k_clifford/ethics_of_belief.html
the trick is getting to know what you believe and then droping the belief. the hard part is getting to know yourself, but it can be done.
when you drop the belief do not fill the gap with anything.

]]> By: gerald spezio http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/10/ya-gotta-believe/#comment-7364 gerald spezio Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:06:22 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/10/ya-gotta-believe/#comment-7364 Mickey Baby, I believe that most humans want very much not to be fooled by superficial jerks who desperately want to fool them. And make money. I also believe that you and Bruce Lipton are a new-age crackpots milking the public.. Could we test our competing hypotheses? Mickey Baby, I believe that most humans want very much not to be fooled by superficial jerks who desperately want to fool them.

And make money.

I also believe that you and Bruce Lipton are a new-age crackpots milking the public..

Could we test our competing hypotheses?

]]> By: gerald spezio http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/10/ya-gotta-believe/#comment-7363 gerald spezio Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:40:56 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/10/ya-gotta-believe/#comment-7363 Orson Wells convinced Rita Hayworth that he knew something. He gave lovely Rita a titillating presentation. And lovely Rita responded; "Bingo." Orson knew his framing. Oh art, oh beauty. If "nobody knows anything," how could they possibly know this, Mickey? Orson Wells convinced Rita Hayworth that he knew something.
He gave lovely Rita a titillating presentation.
And lovely Rita responded; “Bingo.”
Orson knew his framing.
Oh art, oh beauty.

If “nobody knows anything,” how could they possibly know this, Mickey?

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