BELIEFS

While we considered historicals as shaped by the haze of optics even though they were real events at a point-in-time and therefore real and true, Belief is more closely faith in the reality or substance of that which cannot directly be quantified. Many elements of civilization can rightly be classified as finite in history as the sense given in the Optics section.

Nevertheless, Faith, Philosophy, Polity1 and Science all are key elements of civilization and undergird much of social interaction and culture. In these four groups of articles, we will look at how they each impact decisions made in any civilization.

1  Polity in this sense is any organized rule to which we submit ourselves: government, relationships, social expectations or such.

The following links are to articles relevant to our formation of Beliefs.
photo of rock climber on rope over empty space below

FAITH

What are your core beliefs and upon what resources do you determine those beliefs. You believe in something or you believe in nothing. What is your mantra?

To Faith >
Man appearing out of a Genie's lamp

PHILOSOPHY

A cursory look at what goes into our personal and cultural ethic underlying our values and decisions. Are we the master of our destiny or have we given mastery to someone else?

To Philosophy >
light bulbs labeled ethics, respect, honesty, integrity

POLITIES

What are the traditions we've accepted as best such that we give no consideration to others? Is your comfort zone from family, culture or pragmatism?

To Polities >
sign: science is fact, not feeling

SCIENCE

Is it art, theory or fact? How much proof do you expect or how much does popular consensus mean to your acceptance of information to make it fact?

To Science >