Lack of belief system pt2

The fact of the matter is, other adults are just trying to make it in this world just like you are. They do not know everything and quite often things that they put forth as true, really are not, not because they are lying, simply because they are wrong. So even if you are not assuming that you know exactly what they are talking about, just assuming that they are correct is often going to get you in just as much trouble in the long run.

Assumption is acceptance of a thing without really testing or understanding it. And it leads to massive failure in so many ways. Assume nothing. Test everything.

So, just about everybody out there has a belief system, also commonly called a belief structure. And people build them in much the same way as you would build a house. They start out with their core beliefs, which correlate to where a foundation on a house would be and then they work on adding some other important beliefs to be things like the plumbing, electrical and cooling/heating systems for the house.   Then they fill in small details with lesser beliefs, that correlate to things like walls, windows, doors and furniture.  And on the surface it seems to work. But in reality it doesn't.

The problem with a belief structure built in this fashion is ... well there's more than one really. For starters, there is no room for new ideas. And this structure is rigid and unchangeable. New beliefs have to sit outside and wait till someone inside decides to do some expanding or remodeling. It is also a finite size and specific shape, limiting the amount of new ideas that can ever make their way in. New beliefs have to conform to these spatial limitations or never become part of the structure. In fact, it is quite a common occurrence for a person to completely deny a new belief, something which seems to quite obviously be true to those around them, simply because it does not fit in with what they already believe or what they want to believe.

And then there is the kicker, the one final problem that makes this whole concept a terrible idea. What happens when the foundation to your house simply evaporates? When one of your core beliefs changes, the whole house of cards falls down around your ears. This is the thing that causes much of the heartache and insanity within the world today. People often wrap up their sense of self, their identity, within the bonds of their core beliefs. And if those things change, either their sense of self is destroyed or they have a psychotic break with reality. They will deny something that they know to be true, creating an odd double standard that is impossible to live in harmony with.

How can this tragedy be avoided? Create a lack of belief system! A wha...? No worries I will explain. Bear with me though. It might get a little bumpy.