The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.
When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.
We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our deeds have denied beliefs we thought were ours.
The moment that one person in an argument claims to be God, dialogue and debate become impossible.
People believe what they want to believe.
With most people disbelief in a thing is founded on a blind belief in some other thing.
We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is just like a mirror that only shows us what we believe.
Believe half of what you see and only some of what you hear, unless you hear it from me.
I say to people today, 'You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.'
Nobody gets argued all the way into becoming a believer on the sheer basis of logic and reason. That requires a leap of faith.