Because you believe something does it make it true? There was a time when educated people believed the world was flat, that ships could not be made of metal, the earth was the center of the solar system and indeed, the universe.
The answer to my title question should be obvious yet, this is a very deep question. How you listen to the question will depend on your view of the truth. If you have the truth as something that exists out there, apart from you that is real, describable and unchanging, then the answer is it may or may not be. If you believe that the truth is not something that exists apart from you but rather is part of you, and is affected by your attention to it, then the answer is yes.
The interesting thing to note is that people lived their lives according to what they believed was true (and still do). No one tried to build ships made of anything other than wood, and all but the bravest were afraid to sail too far away from land for fear of falling off.
So the interesting question may not be, “Are my beliefs true?” But rather, “Are my beliefs creative or destructive?” “Do my beliefs open up possibilities for me, or limit me? Do my beliefs bring me closer to others or separate me? Do my beliefs cause me to stay open to exploring or do they close me?”
OK, those were four questions. But I find in them a far more productive path of inquiry than whether what I believe is “true” or not.
