The past fifty years has seen a steady progression from Christianity through various alternate systems of belief, including the theory of evolution, UFOs, aliens, paganism, witchcraft, and belief in the presence of gods and goddesses. TV, movies, books, and even our educational system all seem determined to gain control of our thoughts and beliefs.

Are you being told what to think? Are you being told what to believe? How important are our beliefs? Most of us don't really give a lot of thought to how our beliefs impact the world around us, or to what our beliefs really mean to us.

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