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Christmas advice for ladies (crossposted from Old Weird Scotland on mastodon, with permission)

stupid comments "omg just say butch" "that's what butch ment before people ruined it"

I believe X. It is a cold hard fact.

I currently believe X, but I'm open to changing my mind.

The idea of X works for me, but I recognize it's probably not the WHOLE truth.

I believe X is true for me, but may not be for others.

I believe X is true, but also Y and Z which may conflict on a surface level.

I'm ambivalent about an "absolute" truth to this, but it is helpful to apply this belief in certain situations.

I'm not sure what I believe about X and am not concerned with figuring it out.

I don't believe in how X is described, but the principle/process works even if we don't understand exactly how. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I don't believe X in a literal sense, but it helps me conceptualize something more esoteric.

I don't believe X in a literal sense, but find value in its deeper message.

I believe X is entirely false, but there's something helpful/valuable/effective in acting as if it were true.

I believe X is complete bullshit.

I believe X is equally true and untrue.

Whether X is "true" or not isn't the point.

I believe in X but not in the way other people describe believing in X

My belief in X is fluid.

My belief in X is personal.