Most people don’t think generally think of the issue of what things you believe as an ethics topic. But if the Bible is to be received as true, then what we believe isn’t merely an ethical issue, but possibly the supreme ethical issue. As Jesus so famously said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” So, presumably, knowing truth from error is fairly important to God. But what motivates us to believe the things we do, and what motivates us to resist accepting new beliefs we should? How are our beliefs formed, and how might understanding that process aide us in changing them? Also, what beliefs are you committed to in the sense that it’s difficult for you to seriously consider them being false? Monday, September 22, 2008
The Ethics of Belief Formation
Most people don’t think generally think of the issue of what things you believe as an ethics topic. But if the Bible is to be received as true, then what we believe isn’t merely an ethical issue, but possibly the supreme ethical issue. As Jesus so famously said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” So, presumably, knowing truth from error is fairly important to God. But what motivates us to believe the things we do, and what motivates us to resist accepting new beliefs we should? How are our beliefs formed, and how might understanding that process aide us in changing them? Also, what beliefs are you committed to in the sense that it’s difficult for you to seriously consider them being false? 
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