What belief would make your life easier if you did not hold it?

Certainty of eventual death.

Oh man. My life would be a lot easier if I didn’t believe that animal suffering was on par with human suffering. I could eat meat again and do animal research without any regard for their lives.

And life would be a lot easier if I wasn’t skeptical that monogamy was a big ruse we’re fooling ourselves into.

That eating meat that came from any form of factory farming is unacceptable… I sure do miss burgers, but my compassion for how so many cows are treated makes me want to vomit just smelling one. Poor cows and piggies :(

@BenByTheWay welcome to fluther.
belief:“He’s the one.” My life wouldn’t be this frustrating and I would be going out with someone by now.

Existentialism.

Sometimes it feels like ain’t nothin’ is worth it. Then I realize that’s a somewhat immature mindset, and carry on.

Comes and goes.

@nikipedia And answers like that is why you’re at 10k lurve. :)

My life would be way easier if I didn’t believe I am good at my job because of my high level of emotional involvement. I can’t imagine how much I’ll worry and stress about my own children some day.

Great question.

Oh another one… if I didn’t believe that I needed to make everyday count and that I should show people how much I love them every chance I got, my life would be easier! I could sleep in instead of cooking my husband breakfast and making sure he has everything he needs for work when I have NO other reason to get up early. You just never know when your last day together will be.

It would be so much easier if I didn’t believe sex before marriage is wrong.

Then I wouldn’t have to be sneaky and I would feel no guilt.

@BBSDTfamily
“That eating meat that came from any form of factory farming is unacceptable… I sure do miss burgers, but my compassion for how so many cows are treated makes me want to vomit just smelling one. Poor cows and piggies :(”

Lurve. Except, I for one, don’t miss meat. But it would make my life easier because I am too lazy to make my own food.

If I didn’t believe in karma, I could take all kinds of unethical shortcuts when no one else was watching.

@Tink1113 Poor cows and piggies :(”

You might like this Cows With Guns

everyone else is better than me

@DarkScribe Very much :)

Basically Morals in general. If I didn’t have my conscious I would have more fun and make more money.

I’m with @holden. Life would be a lot easier if I didn’t think I suck.

@MacBean Life would be a lot easier if I didn’t think I suck.

People who suck are often appreciated. As long as they are female and sexy.

@DarkScribe You know, I thought about changing that wording. Then I decided to leave it, to see how long it would take for someone to make a blowjob joke. XD

From the very little I know of @holden, and my bigger knowledge store of @MacBean, I think it’s safe to say that you are both wrong. :)

I’m with @LKidKyle1985. Morals in general make life much harder.

@MacBean Then I decided to leave it, to see how long it would take for someone to make a blowjob joke. XD

What was my score? Timewise.

Like some better known (and less lifelike) people – I can resist anything but temptation…

aww, thank you, Augustlan! though my feelings often prevail in the face of truth and logic.

If I didn’t have such high expectations for myself and others, my life would be much easier.

When I was younger, I had no problem believing in Christianity. It was only after I realized that I was gay, that it became more difficult to believe in it and I started becoming more agnostic. Still, I haven’t discarded it and it’s always going to be there nagging and it makes being homosexual more difficult.

If I didn’t believe that animals deserve to be treated the same way as humans, my life would be easier :)

I’m not religious, however sometimes I feel religious people have it so easy. Living by a set of rules (the bible, the priest that tells you) seems so much more easier than having to figure it out on your own. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to live by those sets of rules, but I can image living a stress free live not having to continually self-evaluate my thoughts and actions.

I just know I’m going to provoke a lot of responses from religious people that are now offended and feel that I think they don’t think for themselves. I did not say that, not all religious people are like that. Maybe you’re not like that, but surely you must agree there are a lot of people that live by that book without doubt or remorse.

If I didn’t believe, at least occasionally, that life is actually supposed to have some sort of purpose…

If I didn’t hold the belief that everyone is good in nature. I would never get hurt again. I could go around town with my shield up and never look anyone in the eye but since I believe that there is good and bad in everybody I am willing to give someone a chance for friendship which can lead to my feelings getting hurt. I grew up in a tight nit family and always had a lot of friends so I expect that to be the case with everyone but of course it is an unrealistic goal.

@Firstandlast Welcome to Fluther!

Just a tip… it’s tight knit.

@augustlan You’re such a knit nit-picker.