Anything you believe in contradict itself?

First off, I had no idea where to put it. Maybe it should even be in BTS. So Moderators, please move this thread to the appropriate forum. Thank you.

Now, Does anything you guys believe in contradict itself? The reason I'm asking this is because im kinda confusing myself. I don't believe in god, not because Im a big "Sl1pk0t" fan or anything, I just choose to not believe in him. Also, I dont believe in parallel dimensions, or string theory. But at the end of it all, I BELIEVE IN GHOSTS. Sure no big deal, right? But I don't believe in a higher power or an afterlife, I also dont ebelieve we have multiple copies of ourselves in multiverses. But how can I beleive in a ghost? I don't know. Does anyone else experience something relative to this?

What I mean is if I saw the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, I would be like, "Holy crap! Is Abe Lincoln's ghost!"

But how do you have a ghost without an afterlife? I dunno...

[edit on 8/30/2007 by Schmidt1989]

Contradictions will abound when we attempt to cling to any one belief. For instance, the UFO phenomenon is usually classified as "Paranormal"; the field involving ghosts. I would like to think that there are extraterrestrial civilizations out there, but I don't "believe in ghosts" as most people do. I have my speculations about them, but that's unimportant for now.

It isn't unnatural to base a belief on what we want to be true. For instance, some people have never seen a UFO, but they fervently believe in extraterrestrial life. Some people believe in heavenly rewards after death. They also want to believe in hell, because there has to be some sort of eternal punishment for those who have wronged them on Earth. Still others form their beliefs by merging principles from various belief systems.

Ironically, there is a group of people who disagree with merging various beliefs to form a unique one. This too, is unimportant for now.

I think beliefs are, in themselves, decisions. We decide to support concepts that appeal to us. Our decisions are based on our experiences, which are unique to us alone. It is because of this that seeking out one's own understanding of the world is important.

Some belief systems also speculate that confusion heralds some progress in analyzing the world around you I will conclude by suggesting this; don't concern yourself too much with what you believe in. Be careful about how you believe it. For instance, you can believe in ghosts, and ghosts alone. However, don't close your mind to the possibilities you currently don't support, such as the parallel dimensions, string theory, male deity, and multiverse concept, which you mentioned. After all, there aren't a lot of 'definites' in the world we live in. Last I remember, the very nature of reality is still[i/i] being debated.