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process of belief: a single instance of a system of belief affecting the course of action taken; refers to a moment of decision-making, as specific input from the surrounding world is passed through the filters of accumulated knowledge and memory, resulting in an “instinctual”, first-impulse action to take
system of belief: a related group of assumptions about the cause-and-effect nature of the world around one, accumulated over time
act of faith: taking an action that is not entirely based upon—and may even directly contradict—one’s system of belief
The Messy Divorce of Faith and Belief
The Messy Divorce of Faith and Belief is a collection of some of my short stories, published in 2006. It contains the award-winning story “The Maid”, chosen by Stephen King as one of the winners of the On Writing contest.
