#beliefs
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The great religions are not just about beliefs; they are about how to live.
In a fixed mindset, students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just fixed traits.
From Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
We cannot be sure that we are not deluding ourselves about the things we believe.
From The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
We often cling to our beliefs out of fear of uncertainty.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
Religions are not just a set of beliefs; they are also a set of practices.
From God Is Not One by Stephen Prothero
Religious beliefs often shape our understanding of what it means to be human.
From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels
They also include sectarian writings that reflect the beliefs of a particular Jewish community.
From The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Lim
The sect that produced the scrolls is often associated with apocalyptic beliefs.
From The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Lim
The differences among religions are not trivial; they are profound.
From God Is Not One by Stephen Prothero
The scrolls shed light on the origins of the Christian tradition and early beliefs.
From The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Lim
The acceptance of a new paradigm requires a transformation of the scientific community's beliefs and practices.
From The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
Our beliefs shape our perceptions, and our perceptions shape our reality.
Faith is not merely a belief; it is a way of life.
From God Is Not One by Stephen Prothero
Assume that your beliefs could be wrong.
From Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models by Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann
Rituals are the outward expressions of the inner beliefs of a people.
From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer
The market is a reflection of our beliefs and emotions.
I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values— and follow my own moral compass—then the only expectations I must live up to are my own.
From Becoming by Michelle Obama
Our beliefs about our limits can significantly affect our actual performance.
From Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson
We need to recognize the differences between faiths rather than ignore them.
From God Is Not One by Stephen Prothero
I learned that as long as I held fast to my beliefs and values, I could make the world a better place.
From Becoming by Michelle Obama
People with a fixed mindset believe their qualities are fixed traits.
From Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
The world's religions are not the same, and they do not all lead to the same place.
From God Is Not One by Stephen Prothero
The Gnostic Gospels challenge the belief that salvation is only through the church.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
From When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
The world's religions are not the same, and they do not lead to the same place.
From God Is Not One by Stephen Prothero
Conflict and cooperation shape the evolution of religious beliefs.
From The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
Our beliefs shape our perceptions, and we must question them.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
They provide insight into the religious beliefs and practices of a group that lived in the Second Temple period.
From The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Lim
The public often prefers the comfort of their own beliefs over facts.
From The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols
The only limitations you have are the ones you believe.
From Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mack