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What are the most common believed lies and myths?

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  • kyle
    Lv 5
    6 years ago

    That you are not capable of doing great things.

    That getting good grades in school guarantees you a job.

    That you will not get sick if you disrespect yourself and others.

    That success is measured in money.

    Thst money is the root of all evil (stupidity is the root of all evil because stupidity + hatefulness = evil)

    That science knows everything or even anything much worth knowing.

    That suffering is a bad thing

    That meditation is superstition

    That men and women are to be treated like a different species

    that the government is full of wise men and women

    That you cannot abuse yourself mentally.

    That material thngs cannot bring happiness

    That learning is boring

    That intellect cannot be used to create hell for the self and others

    Everyone is brave and will do the thing that they ought to.

    That good people have the courage to do anything about evil.

    That being good means ignoring yourself eg. Martyrdom

    That you cannot enjoy your work

    That intelligence is the same as wisdom

  • 6 years ago

    Beliefs are religion!

    All 'beliefs' are imagination, insanity!

    Philosophy is about original living critical thought', not zombified thoughts/beliefs'!

    Philosophy is 'original critical thought';

    Critical Thinking

    http://www.skepdic.com/ticriticalthinking.html

    Bertrand Russell on Critical Thinking

    http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Educ/EducHare.htm

    As opposed to the 'scholastic';

    "..."philosophologists", a term coined by Robert Pirsig ("Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", "Lila") to denote people who study other people's philosophy but cannot do philosophy themselves. He also says that most people who consider themselves philosophers are actually philosophologists. The difference between a philosopher and a philosophologist is like the difference between an art and aesthetics; one does and the other studies what the other does and theorizes about it."

  • 6 years ago

    God, this myth has fooled at least 7 Billion humans!! I'm just trolling, a myth that's a common lie is cops have to tell they're cops if you ask them, NOPE, not true at all.

  • Paul
    Lv 6
    6 years ago

    Equality

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    6 years ago

    Oh, this is a really old joke. The answer is:

    1. I love you.

    2. Your check is in the mail.

    3. I promise I wont' cvm in your mouth.

  • You should drink 8 glasses of water a day.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Almost everything in the bible.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    humens are real

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