Following the Millennium Clock, today marks the union of the 3 of Clubs and Ace of Diamonds who teach the lesson that belief is infinitely stronger than base materials. This isn't to say that faith and optimism aren't easy to maintain when all your physical needs are met - because they are easier to maintain when you've got food on the table and a roof over your head - but that isn't my focus. Today, I'm focusing on how beliefs - the lens through which one sees the world - can be stronger than anything, including evidence to the contrary. For example, I think that most of us would agree that vaccines save lives, no doubt about it. But a look in the news will tell you that there are significant numbers of people who are so strongly committed to the belief that vaccines are dangerous that they will literally sacrifice their children to the god of denial because it suits their purposes. No amount of evidence, no amount of money and resources, not even the very real danger of death will persuade these people because their minds have created a world in which vaccines can never be safe. That is the power of belief, and that is the danger of the 3 of Clubs.
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