meaning in the form of belief
I think that your point about destroying life is important and I could be tempted to start a thread about destruction, but won't do so for now, as there are several addressing the climate and environmental concerns.
So, I am thinking of how it connects to the nature of belief. What may be important is how there is often a consensus of belief maintained by those in power. Many people do not question authority and may be lulled into a security that the leaders know what they are doing. So, the issue may be about blind belief. — Jack Cummins
I think that your reply captures the way in which sentience is an essential part of belief. It is not as if knowledge is some abstract aspect 'out there', because as human beings the way people search for meaning in the form of belief is an essential part of living existentially. — Jack Cummins
When I hear or see something without concrete evidence for knowledge, beliefs are formed in the mind by intuitions. Therefore the origin of beliefs is perception aided by autonomous intuition. I don't need anything else such as claims / acceptance in between the process in most cases.
For the country USA, it is an impossible place to understand from outside of the country. I wonder if I lived in the USA, maybe I could understand and form a more accurate belief about the country.
One minute I hear something about the USA, and my belief is formed about it. But then I also hear about something totally different or see something opposite to what I heard or seen in the media. Maybe it is such a large area with many states having all sorts of different people, environments and situations?
For example, I hear / read about the negative and desperate situation in the USA with various issues with detailed explanations, photos and even videos. But then when I go to Twitter, and some of the photos and videos and their stories from the people in the USA, they are totally different and opposite stories. — Corvus
One minute I hear something about the USA, and my belief is formed about it. But then I also hear about something totally different or see something opposite to what I heard or seen in the media. Maybe it is such a large area with many states having all sorts of different people, environments and situations? — Corvus
I thought the Trump time had passed, and it is a new era for the USA with the new president and new government. Are you still under the influence of the old government? Perhaps it is a historical issue and difference in beliefs which had been dormant for many years in the past within the society and nation? But then which society or nation is 100% unified with one idea and opinion in modern times? — Corvus
Does " belief' make any sense at all beyond the scope of personal meanings, and how can the idea of belief be seen in the wider scope of philosophy, especially in relation to objective and subjective aspects of thinking? — Jack Cummins
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