Whether that belief made sense 50 years ago is a matter of dispute among economists.
The idea that a patient's beliefs can make a fatal disease go away is too bizarre.
They believe them because these beliefs make them feel better.
His belief alone could have made him hang himself.
Clearly such a belief makes the site in question the place where Jesus was buried, not is.
That belief makes it hard for us to learn from others.
"What possible difference could your personal beliefs make to an unbeliever?"
The strong belief made people less able to understand other people during times when there was no peace.
The evidence doesn't show that religious belief makes people happy.
His belief in his characters makes you care about them, too.