(August 3, 2019 at 12:34 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote:(August 2, 2019 at 9:40 pm)Shell B Wrote: I mean if that makes you happy. If I believe that I should wipe my ass exactly seven times per shot or a wizard will eat me, it will never, ever affect you. I mean, that statement is completely false.
A person who has ticks and compulsions does effect the people they live with, but that’s largely an aside since religious beliefs....what we’re talking about, aren’t exactly ticks and compulsions.
So, sure, if we were talking about believing that you had to wipe your ass seven times, it wouldn’t be completely false, but false enough, I guess. Since we aren’t, it isn’t.
-and you knew that, lol.
That is not a "tic." It's a belief.
You said there aren't ANY beliefs that don't affect others. Of course, we aren't talking about ass-wiping. We're talking about beliefs that don't affect others, of which there are literally countless numbers. My nieces believe in fairies. It has zero affect on anyone's life. My husband believes that The Shawshank Redemption is the best film ever made. It affects zero people. I've made my point using examples of beliefs. I don't know why I have to explain that, but there they are.
