I'm usually pretty pragmatic. But all our beliefs are shaped by experience and how we interpret what happens around us.
I've just posted on my
self confidence blog on this, as, having publicised this forum I felt I needed to distance myself from some of the more spiritual postings - especially the paranormal and psychic which go against what I believe.
It all comes back belief - in the above post I refer to my recent "trans-rectal prostate ultrasound" and how my beliefs were suddenly thrown and in my distressed state I lost the ability to think rationally (this isn't comfortable reading for anyone who happens to be male!!!)