my massage chair loves me [i]
by i. justgotta massage· why would someone want you to believe what they believe?
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their desire for safety in numbers.
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their need for a sense of righteousness in
numbers.
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their agenda.
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their egoic “win” when someone joins in.
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their (financial/psychological) benefit (when you join).
from the used-car salesman… to the fraternity pledge-trainer… to the cheerleader… to the politician… to the newscaster… to the minister… we don’t have to seek long to find someone spouting something that we “should” believe.
belief (based upon sound evidence and demonstrated truth) is worthwhile, and still best done with the use of continued critical-thinking skills.
blind belief, however, is a fool’s game.
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martino, j. (1.26-1.2023). believe. book 112: happy new year.
© 2023 by joal martino.
*of course (it goes without saying): blind belief avoidance applies to anything that you read… including this
thoem.
**we all can fall victim to
confirmation bias, so question everything
– until it makes verifiable sense… and even then, my friend, question again.
o friends don’t promise.o friends want what is best for their friends.o sometimes, friends allow friends to find their own way. this can be difficult.o best friends don’t need a contract or a ceremony or symbols.o “commitment” isn’t a “should,” but rather an Is that is earned every, single moment by Be-ing that best friend. striving for it would be to suffocate the allowing of it.o “best friends” is a two-way street: one cannot be a best friend unless s/he is (first and foremost) he/r own best friend.o it’s logical: put the oxygen mask on yourself first, so that you can help others don theirs.o the notion of inter-independence (assisting our beloved to become independent of [and with] us) seems odd, when viewed from the quagmire.
