I want to believe...

[Lazy]

It's a little difficult for me to explain, but basically I believe that there is no objective reality.

As in, you cannot know what you know, because everything could potencially be a simulation, or am I missing the point?

I kind of phrased it wrong in my post. What I meant is that if there is an objective reality, it's something that can't be perceived, because our perceptions are limited by various factors.

 

[loc978]

I believe that the end result of capitalism is the collapse of the most extreme oligarchy in human history... and that it's only a couple of centuries off at most.

In line with popular belief and pointed at the OP... I've lived in the forests of the pacific northwest for most of my life, and I'm a bit of an outdoorsman. If Sasquatch exists, it's not in these forests. Try Vermont or something.

 

[Phuctifyno]

All that proves is how far you're willing to go to make a point.

Odd, that.

 

[Extra-Ordinary]

I believe that this world has the capacity to turn itself around, I'm optimistic like that.

Turn itself around from what?

You know, the bad, the wrong, the negativity, so on.

 

[Little Woodsman]

I try not to believe in anything that I do not have evidence for. That being said, I have seen some things which I could not explain.

One was a big white creature that moved fast enough to almost appear as a white blur. My friend and I were walking down a hill surrounded by woods to our cars parked at the bottom. We could see something big and white near the cars when all of a sudden it ran up the hill and past us in to the woods.

Where were you and about how big was the creature? I ask because here in the mid-west/south-west parts of
America & in Northern Mexico there are coyotes & coyote/dog hybrids that are often a light gray color and
and can move *really* fast when they want to.

 

[lacktheknack]

All my my unverifiable beliefs are religiously charged...

...except one.

I still firmly believe that Dark Souls is sentient and hates me, because after weeks of trying, I still cannot get it to run. I've been defeated by it before I even started.

 

[Little Woodsman]

I believe that there are a great many phenomenon that we do not currently understand, but that
will eventually be fully understood through the application of research & scientific method.

That being said--I do believe in fairies. I *do*. I *DO*!

I'm kind of on the fence about orgone, chi, energy healing & chakras.
One thing that I am *not* on the fence about is that you should *never* ignore or disregard
the advice/directions of an MD or similarly qualified medical professional because you believe
you are being treated/cured through alternative medicine. If you wish to supplement the work
of a regular medical professional through alternative medicine, OK. But still follow the
directions of your doctor!

 

[Irridium]

I believe in the Chief.


But seriously, I believe people aren't the horrible bastards everyone seems to think they are. Yeah there's some bad eggs, but there's how many humans? 7 billion? Even if there's millions of bad people, there's still billions of decent or good people.

 

[GrimTuesday]

I believe that the end result of capitalism is the collapse of the most extreme oligarchy in human history... and that it's only a couple of centuries off at most.

In line with popular belief and pointed at the OP... I've lived in the forests of the pacific northwest for most of my life, and I'm a bit of an outdoorsman. If Sasquatch exists, it's not in these forests. Try Vermont or something.

While I'm not much of an outdoorsman, I have lived in the Pacific Northwest all my life, and I know the vast tracts of forests in the Olympic Peninsula, and the Cascade Mountain range as well as up into British Columbia are very suitable habitat for a species of great ape. These great tracts of lands, which rarely see human beings are easily large enough to where you could go a hundred years and never see a large ape, especially one as intelligent and reclusive as Sasquatches are purported to be.

 

[Xathos]

I tend to believe in quite a bit of things. Psychics, ghosts, aliens, alien visitations, alien abductions, Bigfoot, people with abnormal power, etc. Part of it stems from the fact that I'm a pretty gullible person, another part is that I can't actively say for certain with 100% that these things do or do not exist. Now, this isn't to say that I will jump to the conclusion about these things. If I see a book fall to the floor, I won't think an invisible person, ghost or otherwise, made it fall. If I see a book suddenly fly up and float across the room, yeah that'll be strange and I'll probably think something weird is going on, but there could still be a dozen explanations. If my findings don't come up with anything scientific, I would probably think ghost...key word being probably. If I had to describe the story to someone else, I wouldn't say, "Dude, it totally was a ghost". I would shrug and say "Probably a ghost or something. Can't exactly say".

Although the one thing I am on the fence about is this Multiverse/Multiple Worlds Interpretation theory. You know, the usual, "In this infinite universe there exists another you that has made different choices than what you have made". Sometimes I buy into that, other times I'm just like, "Wait, that seems a bit dumb". I don't know, I sometimes just have trouble wrapping my head around the scope of such a theory (although I do enjoy it).

But basically, if you tell me something crazy, I'll probably entertain the thought and not dismiss it. Suppose that makes me a bit of an idiot, but hey, if anything turns out to be true, at least I won't be too terribly surprised.

 

[Arakasi]

All that proves is how far you're willing to go to make a point.

Odd, that.

Willing
1. Ready, eager, or prepared to do something.
2. Given or done readily: "willing obedience".

Has nothing to do with free will.

 

[THE_JOKE_KING33]

I believe in practically everything that has a very (very very) low probability of existing. (i.e. ghosts, supernatural powers, etc.)

 

[Sandjube]

I believe in things no mortal should believe in, nor even know about.

 

[lechat]

i believe in pretty much anything to a certain extent. that being said if i hear someone say "i seen a ghost/alien/psychic" my first response is: bullshit.
there are just way too many simp,e explanations for most supernatural stuff out there

 

[Ambitiousmould]

I don't believe in most things without logic or proof and all that good stuff.
I do believe (strongly) in luck, and I do not underestimate it's power in the governance of everything. The fact that the earth is where it is and life could develop and such is just damn lucky, for instance

 

[Something Amyss]

Spoiler: I'm sure this is a real Bigfoot, though the picture is a little grainy

That picture is totally fake.

Spoiler

Bigfoot doesn't play guitar. He's a keys man.

I WANT to believe in Champ/Nessie. When I was growing up, I saw something in Lake Champlain that met the description of Champ, and my extension Nessie as well (since they are often described in similar terms). It appeared to be moving, and didn't look like wood to me.

However, I know that's not exactly the best evidence. Eyes can deceive, kids have vivid imaginations, etc.