Does belief or believing an event to be true make it true? Does faith in something to be true make it true?

Is even seeing something for yourself always the truth as in watching a magician? Does NOT believing in the same thing make it false? How does one make that distinction for himself?Does belief or believing an event to be true make it true? Does faith in something to be true make it true?
Only in self-referential cases. Believing I'm hungry, for example, means I'm hungry. As for any external event, it doesn't necessarily make it either true or false. So I suppose there are a couple of ways to verify what you believe. First, you could reason out that it must logically be true. Or you could gather and weigh evidence from which you decide whether or not something is true. Beyond that, I don't know of any other methods. Of course the more guesses you have to make, the less confidence you can have in your conclusion based on evidence and inference. But you can still have sufficient evidence to justify your belief. I'm not sure how technical you want to get here, so I'll just leave it at that.





peaceDoes belief or believing an event to be true make it true? Does faith in something to be true make it true?
I find that absolute truth doesn't matter nearly as much, as what I believe has more of an impact on me. Kind of like a self-fulfilled prophecy.





So if believing in a Higher Power gives me a source of strength and comfort to help me through the day, if it brings a sense of wonder and peace to my life, and gives my family lovely traditions to follow and a foundation for explaining and living our morals and values and passing them on to our children, then in the end it won't really matter to me if there wasn't actually a Higher Power.





So I don't really feel a need to find a distinction or find evidence to prove my beliefs are true or not. If they're working for me in my life and I'm happy, what's the point?
Of course not.





“A lie is a lie even if everyone believes it. The truth is the truth even if nobody believes it.”-David Stevens





The above quotation should be self-explanatory.





Of course, to an existentialist, it makes no difference either way. Your perception is the only thing that matters, so reality is irrelevant.
Truth stands alone and is independent of any outside forces.


Seeing does not make something true for your eyes can be tricked.


Hearing does not make something true for sound can be manipulated.


Even feeling does not make something true, as feelings can lie.





Truth does not change, it is not bribed, and does not seek approval.





The only thing that has been proven to be true is God's Word. It has withstood the test of time, the criticism of non-believers, and the attacks of satan. God is truth.
Love is evident but yet it is not identifiable on a physical spectrum.





Just as love changes you spiritually so too does a faith in something. If believing in something changes you and your life for the better than in that response the evidence of a real presence be it only on the spiritual realm is logical.
No, Truth is independent of our beliefs, the truth remains true even if nobody believes in it. Faith does not change what is true or what is false. Faith is accepting something as true although we cannot prove it conclusively, and we cannot fully understand. However, it is not directly contradicting human reason because there are some factual basis that it could be true.
If there is absolute truth, and whether we say it or not, we all believe there is, then it stands alone independent of whether someone believes it or not.


Whether everyone in the world quits smoking or everyone starts, it doesn't change the fact that smoking is harmful to a person's health.
No, PassionWink :





Seeing is not always believing and faith can be presumptuous.





Having said that, let me emphasize that God does not expect anyone to believe without evidence. That is why there are so many indications that the Bible is a book focusing on one grand event, the coming of the Messiah.





For example, the Eden narrative tells of Adam receiving his bride through a wounded side. That pointed to Jesus' wounded side where He will receive His bride, the church.





Then Abraham was told to offer his son, Isaac, as a offering for sin at Mt. Moriah, a desolate place in the wilderness. About 2,500 years later that mountain hosted Jerusalem and Jesus, God's son was offered there.





There are many more prophecies, but just for this generation where Satan presents more delusions, God hid a Bible code that explains His plan to save you and this planet. See http://abiblecode.com





Shalom, peace in Jesus, Ben Yeshua
Does belief or believing an event to be true make it true?


Not if it is physical or of this world


If its something God says happened then yes its true








Does faith in something to be true make it true?


No unless it is God who says it happened
Believing in something doesn't make it true. It's simply you believing/thinking that it's true. Not believing in something doesn't make it false either. Again, it's simply not believing that's it's true.
Of course not. Do you even understand the ramifications of that theory?





If two people believe different things about the same subject, does that make it both true and not true at the same time? That's nonsense.
Evidence should be a key factor.





Many people would be curious as to how the magician performs his tricks, sleight of hand, etc,.. Some are willing to explain and demonstrate.





It SHOULD be the same for faith.
That would be no. I can believe all I want that I still have the same nice a.s.s. I had in my twenties, but unfortunately believing won't make it true.
Seeing is Believing.That is good. But I have to believe that my father is my father. Faith is true or false ...no other way.
actually it does.


its the power of imagination,


have you seen fight club movie?
I can believe with all my heart that the sky is purple with green polka dots, but that doesn't make it true.
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No but does not believing in an event you cant see make it false?
it makes it true to you if you believe in it
That's a really dumb question
It has to be self evident.


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no %26amp; no.but everyone has the right to believe in faith and should have faith to believe what is right!