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Beliefs List First, noted whether you A) agree with, D) disagree with, or Q) question the following statements: 1. Life is fair 2. Words can hurt 3. The police are on your side 4. What goes around comes around 5. How you act in a crisis shows who you really are 6. Love conquers all 7. An eye for an eye 8. People learn from their mistakes 9. You can't depend on anyone else, you can only depend on yourself 10. If you smile long enough, you become happy 11. Miracles do happen 12. There is one special person for everyone 13. Money can't buy happiness 14. Killing is wrong 15. Doing what's right means obeying the law It may help you to ask yourself the following questions as you read through the 15 Belief Statements: Which statement do you wish more people truly believed? Why? What specific benefits would come from believing in and living by this statement? Which statement should people stop believing because it's causing significant harm? What are those specific harms? Which statement could be valuable, if it were rewritten in some way? How would you rewrite it and why? Explaining Your Interpretation of the Belief Statement Now that you've picked one Belief Statement to focus on, spend some time brainstorming and analyzing that statement. Apply your critical thinking skills to help you dig into: what the statement means when and how it should be applied or avoided and why how it should be redefined and why -- or why it needs to be more clearly defined -- be sure to provide specific reasons its benefits and/or harms -- state specifics about the who, what, when, where, how and why of the benefits and harms you list Analyzing Where Your Views on the Belief Statement Come From Now, think about where your level of certainty in this Belief Statement comes from. Ask yourself: Do I always believe this statement? If so, why? Are there exceptions? What are those exceptions? When and why do those exceptions apply? Who did I learn this belief from initially -- family, friends, media, religious faith? Where and when did I learn this belief? Why was it shared/taught? How has my belief in or understanding of this statement changed over time? Where does my current agreement, disagreement, or questioning of this statement come from? What in my own life has challenged or strengthened this belief? What in my own learning has challenged or strengthened this belief? What from the experiences of those around me -- friends, family, classmates, coworkers -- has challenged or strengthened this belief?