BELIEF OBJECTS IS A VIDEO INTERVIEW PROJECT INVESTIGATING HOW INDIVIDUALS DEFINE THEIR BELIEF SYSTEMS.

Select Quotes from Recent Interviews

"I define my belief system as we are all one. The golden rule is not do onto others as you would have them do onto you, but doing onto others is doing onto you.... "...Everything is made out of particles whether we see them or we don't. The world is like a great big pool table where the balls are the particles. Everything you send out hits, reacts and connects to the web. If you send it out it comes back to you somehow." — Beau, Law Student

"My family upbringing was very positive, very rooted in [the question]— what does it mean to be Catholic, to live it day to day and to really live the message of Jesus? That means being a social activist, and it means respecting diversity, and all of these things that are not so typical when you think about Catholics in general." — Jessie

"The older folks that I chat with (a lot of them are wid ows/widowers) want assurance that there is some continuing existence, and that in the life after this one they will meet their mate. I believe that the scripture shares with us that yes, that will happen." — George, Presbyterian Minister

"The world goes around outside, our senses go out and we get this feedback, and we're constantly doing, doing, doing and we're missing something we had when we were children. I believe that everybody has the ability has the ability to get back to that peace , silence , quietness and innocence and then use it in daily life so that life becomes more pleasant." — Joel, Transcendental Meditation Teacher