And so are bananas, but you can eat a banana.

- Chongo

p.s. Beliefs aren't necessarily nonsense. They are simply an assessment a person makes about the probabilities as he sees 'em (or an assumption a person makes based on customs and conventions). That assessment can be based on prior experiences, logic, gathering information, trusting other people's word about something or just going on a "gut feeling" or a hunch, among other things. And some beliefs are much stronger than others...so belief is not necessarily absolute belief. Like I said, it's an assessment of probabilities. Customs also play a big part in formin' beliefs. For instance, most of us believe we oughta keep our genitals covered up in public situations. Why? Does it really matter? Well, we believe it because we've grown up in a society that follows that custom, that's why! If we was dogs or bush apes, we'd all be walkin' around bare-assed, and thinkin' nothing of it, because we wouldn't have that belief, see? No one would even notice. Same goes for our beliefs about what constitutes proper clothing. Give you a couple more examples: I believe I can successfully start my care today if I choose to. Why? Well, it started up yesterday, that's why. Prior experience. I might be wrong, it might not start today, but my basic belief is...it probably will. I also believe that somebody will read this after I post and try to pick out somethin' he can object to in it. If my belief is correct, he'll post shortly about it and point out my errors to me. Ook! Ook! ;-D

Now, where's my banana?