Belief Systems

Belief systems refers to any belief or group of beliefs under one name. Eg. Christianity or Capitalism.

For anyone who has accepted a Belief System, its their Mental Model of how the world is and how it works. They have created these belief systems to better interface with the world. These beliefs can be(but not limited to)...

  • Definitions. Eg. The car I bought with my money is 'My Car'.
  • An idea of how things work. Eg. If I push on the accelerator, the car will move faster.
  • Values. Eg. 'My way of driving the car is the best way to drive.'
  • Predictions about the future. Eg. If everyone drove like me, we would be living in an utopia
  • Assigned Meaning

Other phrases that have been used to convey the same meaning are...

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Belief System Scale

Belief Systems works at different scales... One Person Small group where everyone knows each other(a friend circle) Community(a football fan club) Large people groups(a race, religion, country) Belief Systems in larger gro

Belief System Rough Notes

Belief Systems Exact boundaries are very difficult. Most people hold a slightly different version of the belief. Can we define vague boundaries that can include most people. The 'is Good' Framework for belief system. Think of any ex

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Published on: Dec 02, 2021

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