God and the Placebo Effect

[goombah111]

get ready for a bunch of posts like these from me. im all about believing.

Why are you so desperate to "believe?"

interesting choice of words.

i believe because it feels good. it gives me energy. it helps me focus. it makes things easier. unless im believing something negative. 

really its thoughts, and the belief gives power to the thoughts.

if you think you have cancer you might feel bad. but if you BELIEVE you have cancer then you will feel terrible. so when people get the news from their doctors, they get depressed and feel terrible even though nothing has changed. but if a bum on the street told them then they wouldnt believe it, so they wouldnt feel that way. denial might be a useful defense mechanism after all, in some cases.

i used to be depressed, i think weve all had some point in our lives like that. but over time i realized that...if thinking bad thoughts and reinforcing those thoughts with belief can make me feel bad, then good thoughts and beliefs can make me feel good.

i dont see an end to its potential yet, ill lyk when i do. this went on longer than i thought. probably because i believe in it so much d:

either way, its been a useful tool in my life, so i practice it. practice makes perfect.

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Belief in infinity? As in, belief that a being can have unlimited levels of power?

It seems to generally cause these kind of reactions:

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youre thinking of every religion known to man. tell a person an infinitely powerful and intelligent being exists out there somewhere and i dont think most peoples reaction will be quite like that.

tell them that they too can achieve this power and intelligence and they might just believe you.