Reply #9: Belief is critical [View All]

[sandnsea]

It's how you judge the altruism of the action. Going back to nonprofits. Someone making six figures at a nonprofit may not have any real concern for the very cause they're working for, it may be the money and access to power that motivates that person. Their belief system will give you a window into their motive. Of course, you can't judge that belief system by words alone, which is what far too many people do these days. Whether someone's belief system creates a set of ethics and morals that you value, and whether they act consistently on those ethics and morals, is the question. It's the whole package, and a person's belief system is at the core of every individual.