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c-rational

(2,589 posts) Sun May 20, 2018, 06:37 AM May 2018

In life, do you think we first have experiences and based on those experiences we develop [View all]

beliefs, or do you think that as a result of the beliefs we hold experiences follow? Again, do experiences precede beliefs or do beliefs precede experience?

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In life, do you think we first have experiences and based on those experiences we develop [View all] c-rational May 2018 OP

Um, I think we shape our experiences. shanny May 2018 #1

Agreed. An example I heard relevant to me living in NYC an travelling on the subway is how you feel c-rational May 2018 #5

I think experiences precede beliefs. Chemisse May 2018 #2

For most of my life I had it backwards and also believed experiences preceded beliefs. Then c-rational May 2018 #4

I think beliefs precede experience. It's through your jrthin May 2018 #3

"Seth Speaks" - A book by Jane Roberts OxQQme May 2018 #6

Thinking in black and white. JayhawkSD May 2018 #7

I think "belief" creates "reality". CanSocDem May 2018 #8