Beliefs Are Guides

- 1 Beliefs dictate actions.

- 2 You are governed by your beliefs.

- 3 You are guided by beliefs.

- 4 There are misleading beliefs.

- 5 You are led by your beliefs.

- 6 You go by your beliefs.

- 7 You hold to your beliefs.

Source Domain

guides, influences, paths

Target Domain

beliefs Some of this looks like BELIEFS ARE PATHS, with paths understood as guidingforces. Notice that beliefs, as well as being able to misguide you, canthemselves be misguided, why is this?

Jane Espenson

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