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THE TRUE BELIEVER / I KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU
My faith in what I believe is free from doubt. I understand what it is to be a Believer. I like to think of myself as devoted to noble causes. I too can overcome obstacles through courage, persistence, and Shining Purity. I define who I am, magnify my identity, and recognize my enemies through my crusades. (Note: True believers have an "excess of certitude." An extreme form of this is the “I know what’s best for you” mentality, where the person doing the evangelizing, persuading, etc. rather arrogantly disrespects or devalues the beliefs, behaviors, or feelings of others. When a whole society feels that its values and way of living are superior to those of others, we refer to their ethnocentric attitude.)
Related Words, Beliefs, Background -- 44 entries
| Philosophical Isms (information on 220 philosophical, political, or moral doctrines or belief systems) |
| Dogma (from online encyclopedia) |
| Wishful Thinking (from online encyclopedia) |
| This I Believe (home page of NPR program -- which is a revival of 1950's program hosted by Edward R. Murrow) |
| List of Over 500 Human Values (with links) |
| The True Believer, book by Eric Hoffer (from online encyclopedia) |
| Eric Hoffer (author: The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements; The Passionate State of Mind, and others) |
| The True Believer Revisited, by Tim Madigan (article from Philosophy Now) |
| true believer syndrome (from online encyclopedia) |
| true-believer syndrome (from skepdic.com) |
| The Fixation of Belief, by Charles Sanders Peirce (classic essay) |
| Absolute Certainty: The Grip of Belief, by Terry Walstrom (confessions of a former religious true believer) |
| Truth: A Guide, by Simon Blackburn (read portions of this book on Google Books website) |
| Responsible Thinking by Bob Korn (an online book about critical thinking and the problem of false beliefs) |
| Do Religious Leaders Believe Their Religion? by Ken Perrott (July 2007 article w/ links to related ones) |
| What is Faith? (essay on Progressive Humanism website) |
| Evolving God: A Provocative View of the Origins of Religion, Barbara J. King (review of this 2007 book ) |
| noble causes to make the world a better place that need support |
| Common Dreams (progressive slant) |
| Reasons to Believe (Christian slant) |
| The Purpose Driven Life (website of book from Christian author, Rick Warren) |
| "The greatest threat to civility is...an excess of certitude" (from "The Oddness of Everything", by George Will, in Newsweek) |
| Beliefnet.com (offers a spiritual approach to your daily health and happiness) |
| When Faiths Collide, by Martin E. Marty (a call to embrace religious pluralism by U. of Chicago professor) |
| Love the Contradictions, by Robert Hardies (UU perspective) |
| Skeptics and True Believers: The Exhilarating Connection Between Science and Religion, by Chet Raymo |
| quotes related to belief |
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More to Explore --Worldview Theme #2B: I Know What's Best For You |
| Persuasion (from online encyclopedia) |
| Persuasion Technology (from online encyclopedia) |
| Proselytism (from online encyclopedia) |
| Lobbying (from online encyclopedia) |
| Proselytism, Change of Religion, and International Human Rights, by Natan Lerner |
| Salesmanship (from online encyclopedia) |
| The Evangelism Toolbox -- database w/ multi-lingual, multi-format evangelism resources to share your faith in Christ |
| Evangelicalism (from online encyclopedia) |
| Tentmaker (evangelical Christian website) |
| Articles About Evangelism (from the Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists) |
| Military Chaplains Controversy (PBS Religion & Ethics News report about evangelizing at the Air Force Academy) |
| Links on Attitude, Persuasion, and Influence |
| Steve's Primer of Practical Persuasion and Influence (online as part of West Virginia University course) |
| Coercive Persuasion and Attitude Change (from Encyclopedia of Sociology) |
| Religious Conversion (from online encyclopedia) |
| Ethics in Proselytizing -- A Jewish View, by R. Mecklenburger |
| "Confessions of a Lobbyist," by Joel Stein (article in Time, June 2, 2008) |
| Advertising ( from online encyclopedia) |
| Educating the Consumer About Advertising -- Some Issues (from ERIC Digest) |
| Ethnocentrism ( from online encyclopedia) |
| Arrogant ( from online encyclopedia) |
| Missions and Evangelism Quotes |
| quotes related to persuasion |
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