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On Faith Or Belief Research Article Ann Soc Sci Manage Stud Volume 4 Issue 3 - September 2019 Copyright © All rights are reserved by Weicheng Cui DOI: 10.19080/ASM.2019.04.555638 On Faith or Belief Weicheng Cui1,2* 1School of Engineering, Westlake University, China 2Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hadal Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, China Submission: September 17, 2019; Published: September 30, 2019 *Corresponding author: Weicheng Cui, Chair professor at Westlake University, China and adjunct professor at Shanghai Ocean University, China Abstract Nowadays the opinion of philosophy being useless seems to be very popular in young generation and they will answer you that they do not have a faith if they are asked. As far as the present author is concerned, this view is very incorrect. The power that faith brings to him is enormous. In this paper, the various issues related to faith are discussed. The main points of the paper are: (1) Faith is the same as the body, and everyone has it. The only difference is whether you believe in yourself or others. (2) Since the Hierarch has passed the historical test to be a successful person and he is more reliable to be trusted than yourself. (3) There are three criteria to consider when choosing the Hierarch. The first is whether the life of the Hierarch is what you need; the second is whether the theory of the Hierarch can stand the test of scientific standards; the third is how many great people were cultivated by this philosophy. (4) Five suggestions on how to apply faith to guide your work or life are given. (5) Finally, the author proposed a nine-floor life model that is constantly improving yourself and Hawkins’ levels of consciousness measurement can be used toKeywords: detect the floor you have reached. Universe; Life; The Buddhist cosmological model (BCM); Philosophy; Faith; Belief Introduction At the celebration of the 40th anniversary of China’s reform The Functions of Faith/Belief and opening in December 18, 2018, President Xi Jinping said, to one person, one collective, big to a political party, a nation, a “Faith, conviction, and confidence are vital at all times. Small According to textual research, the two Chinese characters as a Chinese word first appeared in the Buddhist translation of the country, as long as there is faith, conviction, confidence, it will “Mahavaipulya Buddhavataṃsaka Sutra” translated by Siksananda become more and more courageous and brave, otherwise it will be at The Tang Dynasty [2]. All the immortals are superior, people and defeated and self-destructed” [1]. But when I asked the graduate others have similar beliefs. If it is difficult to practice asceticism, students who came to me for an interview the question what the Bodhisattva should be able to. In Buddhism, faith was focused don’t have a faith”. Faith and conviction are the contents taught in your faith or belief is, most people usually answered me that “I on the Triple Gem, that is, Gautama Buddha, his teaching (the Dhamma), and the community of spiritually developed followers, problems can be revealed. First, the philosophy taught at school or the monastic community seeking enlightenment (the Sangha). the philosophy curriculum. From this phenomenon, at least two and could be used to express respect for a certain philosophy, Later, the meaning of the word “faith or belief” changed slightly their faith or belief. Second, they might think that philosophy is religion, someone, something, and to the beliefs of heaven and and university was not accepted by them and did not become or belief has a history of at least 1300 years of use. For this Chinese useless, so they had not tried to find another philosophy for them earth, God, gods and ancestors. Therefore, the Chinese word faith to believe in. For them, they may believe that only scientific and are important. Philosophy is useless. Whether having a faith or technical knowledge and the ability to solve practical problems word, we can also understand the two characters like this: trust in self or others is a way of life, and “admire others” is a pursuit research and daily life for more than 30 years is concerned, this not does not matter. As far as my personal experience of scientific of life. The English word “Faith”, derived from Latin fides and old French feid, is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or concept. trust in a system of religious belief. Religious people often think of view is incorrect. The power that a faith brings to me is enormous. In the context of religion, one can define faith as confidence or various issues related to faith or belief. Therefore, in this paper I would like to present my views on faith as confidence based on a perceived degree of warrant, while Ann Soc Sci Manage Stud 4(3): ASM.MS.ID.555638 (2019) 0081 Annals of Social Sciences & Management studies others who are more skeptical of religion tend to think of faith as goal of your life. There are two ways to make decisions at this simply belief without evidence [3]. From this author’s point of point. One is to believe in their own instincts, and the other is to falsify it although the ability to falsify a statement is different for view, people can only believe in something that he/she cannot rely on the guidance of others. People always want to reach their different people or even different at different time for the same destination with the least effort and the fastest speed. But since they have not walked before, how can they guarantee that they can person. It is hard to judge that someone believes in something obtain the best solution with their own instincts? Most people think interchangeably. without evidence. Therefore, in this paper faith and belief are used that they will not harm themselves, and others may deceive them. Faith is the subjective product of the mind and the individual’s However, many examples can be found around us that someone conscious behavior [3], but the education from the family and made the wrong choice because of his ignorance. Because I am society has a major impact on the individual’s beliefs. Joining an only the individual person, while others have many and they also conclusions is that it is much more reliable to choose historically include those successful persons in history. Therefore, one of my other organizations) is not only a sign of personal belief, but it also organization (such as a religion community, a political party, and proven characters such as Sakyamuni (563-480 BC), Jesus (4 BC– 30 AD), Confucius (551–479 BC), Laozi (571-471 BC), Newton (25 has the potential to influence the substantive content of personal 18 April 1955), etc. than to choose himself because they have December 1642– 20 March 1726/27), Einstein (14 March 1879– beliefs. However, some people may join a certain organization already succeeded. Choosing the majority of people around you for personal gain. They do not care about the pursuit of the organization. This belief is a false belief, and it will disappear that you can only be an ordinary person and cannot reach the high primitive beliefs, religious beliefs, philosophical beliefs, etc. Faith does not seem to be risky at the first sight, but it also determines with the disintegration of the organization. Human beliefs include level of life since they are not historically proven to be successful persons. is a spirituala) Faith sustenance, not only gives which morality has three of the effects self-discipline on individuals: nature How to choose a credible person and meaning, but also the coordinates of people’s spiritual pillars and moral choices. Is his life what I want? b) Faith can not only improve people’s moral realm, but also shape people’s moral personality. Ming Scriptures”, “No beings love pain, and all their desires are It is said in “The Mahayana is away from the text of the Puguang c) Faith is not only the driving force of moral behavior, but also the “pointing light” on the road of life. happiness” [4]. But in real life, we will see that most people still live in pain and upset, and often see news such as “Someone suddenly these suicides or murderers must have reached the point of his How to Select a Faith commits suicide” and “a major killing occurred somewhere”. All pain before making such a choice. Why do they have problems In fact, everyone has faith is that they do not believe in others, and they cannot provide this trust is just the faith. Since everyone must live, everyone and cannot find a better solution? I think an important reason As we know, trusting in self or others is a way of life and better solutions for themselves. Therefore, choosing a person as he has no faith, just like saying that he has no body, is inaccurate. is obviously determined by personal values, outlook on life and has faith which is the same as he has his own body. Saying that your own belief object may avoid such problems. How to choose People face choices every day in their lives. Should I do or not do worldview. These are the categories of philosophy [5]. something, even if I choose to do it, what attitude should I do it? These questions are about values, outlook on life, and worldview, There is no absolute good or bad philosophy. There is no ethical standards. Different beliefs represent that they accept all of which are answered in the belief system. Beliefs are all about way to prove the truth by scientific means.
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