“Even our beliefs have become trend statements. We don’t even believe things because we believe them anymore. We only believe things because they are cool things to believe.”

“Wars are often waged not because of what we believe, but because of the things we want others to believe.”

“... you should not believe a thing only because you like to believe it. We call that 'Diax's Rake' ...”

“[I]t is rather the case that we desire something because we believe it to be good than that we believe a thing to be good because we desire it. It is the thought that starts things off.”

“We can lie to ourselves, saying we believe one thing, and sometimes we convince other's it's true, with the hope that by convincing others, we can convince ourselves. Wars are often waged not because of what we believe, but because of the things we want others to believe.”

“When we become advocates of a creed, something dies; we do not believe God, we only believe our belief about Him.”