Deep Thought, Sort Of

It occurred to me that apparently, for a lot of people, there are only two ways to live in the world: as someone who believes in nothing much or as someone who really really believes in something. In other words, you're either 1980s-era Michael Eisner or you're Jerry Falwell. What's missing from this approach is the notion that if you do believe in something, it makes a difference whether what you believe in is actually based in reality.