Cosma / Communication / Knowledge / Form / Expression / Belief
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Introduction1
If you don’t have solid beliefs you cannot build a stable life. Beliefs are like the foundation of a building, and they are the foundation to build your life upon. — Alfred A. Montapert
Dictionary
belief (a) a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing (b) something that is accepted, considered to be true, or held as an opinion (c) conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of a being or phenomenon — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Belief is the state of mind in which a person thinks something to be the case, with or without there being empirical evidence to prove that something is the case with factual certainty. Another way of defining belief sees it as a mental representation of an attitude positively oriented towards the likelihood of something being true. — Wikipedia
Belief (Encyclopædia Britannica)
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Inspiration
When Your Beliefs Are Being Challenged (TED Playlist)
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Foundation
System
Belief Systems comprise a set of mutually supportive beliefs. The beliefs of any such system can be religious, philosophical, political, ideological, or a combination of these. — Wikipedia
Belief Systems: What They Are and How They Affect You (Tim Rettig, Medium)
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Innovation
Science
Psychology: How We Form Beliefs (A. C. Grayling, Nature)
What Actually Is a Belief? And Why Is It So Hard to Change? (Ralph Lewis, Psychology Today)
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Preservation
History
The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics (Philip E. Converse, Critical Review)
Library
DDC: 121.6 Belief (Library Thing)
Subject: Belief (Library Thing)
Subject: Belief (Open Library)
LCC: BF 311 Belief Systems (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: Belief (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: BF 311 Belief Systems (Library of Congress)
Subject: Belief (Library of Congress)
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Participation
Education
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Course
Community
News
Belief Systems (JSTOR)
Belief Systems (NPR Archives)
Government
Document
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Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.
Entertainment Humor, Toy, Hobby, Competition (Game, Sport), Spectacle
Arts Performing, Visual (Architecture), Culinary, Language (Poem), Music, Dance
Belief Hypothesis, Forecast, Rumor, Superstition, Folklore, Faith
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