Belief and Action

Saying you believe something is one thing, but acting on that belief is an entirely different story.

Reading through the articles in the Cornell Sun about the situation involving Chi Alpha there, I have been repeatedly struck with student and faculty's frustrations. I personally like to play devil's advocate so it has not been hard for me to see the situation from their point of view - I can understand why they are responding as they are. But this new statement, made by who I presume to be a student although no formal mention of his classification was made in his editorial, is beyond my understanding. Is he actually mad because someone believes something and acts on that belief? He talks like that is the craziest idea he's ever heard of - all of us who believe in the safety of airplanes are total idiots for booking a flight. Everyone who believes a prescription will cure their cold is ridiculous for seeing a doctor. Studying = good grades, but you're a fanatic if you spend a night in the library. This is just ridiculous.

I work in the realm of belief. I deal in issues of faith and credence. The bottom line of it all is this: everyone believes in something, and that belief absolutely affects every area of life. Even people who claim there is nothing, no God, no higher power, to believe in... they believe in nothing, and that belief will change their thoughts, actions, and attitudes.

What would the world be like if we all claimed to believe certain things, but always acted contrary?