How do you know if your beliefs are closer to the truth/correctness than others?

[Anonymous]

[Makeushiver]

Beliefs, I think, by definition are not provable in the same way that facts are. Beliefs are just that,. Absent any facts we are left with belief. To that extent I think they may be able to be judged on the basis of the experience (s) that have engendered those beliefs. My opinion is that beliefs that are adopted to be part of a certain peer group with no other analysis are more likely to be unhelpful and insincere than those that have input from multiple different sources and compared to your own personal experience.

[DrPepper12]

Among MANY criteria:

Mass evaluation

Rigid evaluation

Public defense

Verifiable

Reproducible

Longevity

For starters!!

[Asker]

How do you know those criteria will produce an opinion that is closer to the truth than others

[DrPepper12]

Granulation yields the best answers but not the "truth" whatever that is.

Humans are terrified to accept the idea that all reality is relative.

[NewWaves]

I'm catholic so I try to follow that doctrine. Try being the operative word.

But outside of that, or in conjunction with it, I'd say to look at the results of the beliefs in a more pragmatic sense. Especially long term. Is it ultimately destructive or not? Not to confuse with disruptive.

[Asker]

Why Catholicism over Protestantism or even another religion like Hinduism?

[itsannalee]

Every believer always think that their belief are better than others.

[Makeushiver]

@itsannalee Of course, that is what you believe. I happen to agree with you but beliefs are tricky. I think the biggest problem with beliefs are those that are used by people who find parts of their own thoughts and feelings that

[ihateTaylorSwift]

Idiots do what they think is right
Geniuses keep their ideas to themselves
While all the other dumbasses
figure out their shit the hard way

[ubercharming]

They're mine they come from a more based referencee lol

[Bella138]

Others have more restrictions in the way thinking. I feel more free than them and this makes me feel more correct in the opinion than them.

[WatchedPot]

Does it matter? Socializing is accepting others have their own opinions not proving you might be right.

[Christian_Cartier]

Only way is to test them and see if they get you the desired results. If not, change them.

[Flower7]

By doing research.

[jahaims]

Logic

[Asker]

How do I know my logic is sound

[DrPepper12]

"If p then q" if I remember the maths topic of logic & tautology correctly...

[In_Trance]

You don't