Why I Believe

"Belief, by definition, means you don't know. That's why ~ belief will always have a cloud of doubt over it."   Mike George (Being Beyond Belief)

 To believe something is to 'not know' for sure. Knowing comes from experience and discernment. Otherwise, it is an untested idea. When I make the effort to examine my beliefs to discover why I believe what I believe, I may find that some of my beliefs are based on personal experience and some are not. True strength of conviction comes when my knowing is based on experience. Today let me consider why I believe what I believe.