My upcoming TOK Talk on the Fundamental Shift (and Identity Shifting) will
speak directly to this as well.

On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 7:29 AM Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <
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> Lee,
>
>   The concept of beliefs and values, at least in psychology, is quite
> slippery (like so many things), but also has been looked at in a number of
> ways. Here is one article that bridges the Justification Hypothesis (Now
> Justification Systems Theory) with the belief-value literature:
>
>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gregghenriques.com_uploads_2_4_3_6_24368778_justifying-5Fthe-5Fjustification-5Fhypothesis.pdf&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=l6ioz0lZx1GCmtLhlz4Qv_AAbPD9_k_CaWI9ilITq8Q&s=3oSPnxfOeTepaqE-lnVVdINJpNbOx1RCRJ7scNGvnj0&e= 
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Gregg
>
>
>
> *From:* tree of knowledge system discussion <
> [log in to unmask]> *On Behalf Of *Waldemar Schmidt
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:34 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: Reevaluating Beliefs
>
>
>
> Excellent.
>
> I too would like to hear some answers, or, at least
> viewpoints/perspectives.
>
> Thanks for posing this issue.
>
> Seems worthy of ToK Society attention/action.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Waldemar
>
>
>
> *Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD*
> (Perseveret et Percipiunt)
> 503.631.8044
>
> *Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. (A Einstein)*
>
>
>
> On Sep 17, 2020, at 4:44 AM, Leland Beaumont <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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>
>
> ToK Forum Members,
>
> Intrigued by questions that were raised when I presented Seeking Real Good
> to this forum, I am researching the topic of “Reexamining Beliefs”. I have
> recently read several books that pertain to forming beliefs and defending
> long-held beliefs. What I am still curious to understand is the triggers
> and introspective processes that result in people changing deeply held
> beliefs. For example, why do some people reflect on their religious beliefs
> and become non-theists? Why do people switch political parties, what
> triggers the shift from “love you forever” to “divorce you now”, why did
> some people shift from never Trump to Trump forever while Michael Cohen
> turned against him? Why do some people leave cults and others double down?
> What attracts people toward conspiracy theories and then what changes that
> causes people to abandon those theories?
>
>
>
> I would like to be able to describe a process each of us would be
> motivated to use to reexamine our beliefs and progress toward true beliefs.
>
>
>
>
> I will appreciate it if you can recommend reliable references on this
> topic.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Lee Beaumont
>
>
>
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