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Originally Posted by Mastodon
I would argue that as long as something is truly a core belief, it's not something we want to change. And it is not as if all core beliefs are undesirable - though I think this thread is mostly about changing core beliefs that are, in some "objective sense" (as if that could exist, but nevermind) bad for the individual.
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Certainly not all core beliefs are ones that need changing, but I disagree that the definition of a core belief if something we do not want to change simply because it's a core belief. I have some core beliefs I do not want to change (that people are generally good, that I can love someone or thing fully and deeply without really loving myself, etc), but there are definitely others that could use an overhaul (according to not only others, but some of my own conflicting core beliefs).
A core belief is simply some value that ranks higher than most. It is something we generally have had for a long time, and as such is difficult to change when it
does need changing.