BELIEF is not the same as CONVICTION.

BELIEF > CONVICTIN

Belief is a CHOICE to INTEND to act AS IF something were true, because you HOPE it is. Belief, thusly, requires conscious acknowledgment of one's related doubt.

Conviction is a state where one is certain (convinced) that something is true and so acts accordingly. Conviction, requires an absence of doubt and therefore is the antithesis of hope and belief.

I've known way more people convinced of their "ism" than those who consciously believed their "ism". Belief is always more powerful. 

Faith can ONLY be expressed by those with belief and cannot be expressed by those with conviction. It is the the choice to act on the intentions derived from belief. No doubt?  No belief. No faith. 

BELIEF is intention to act, derived from HOPE, with conscious acceptance of uncertainty. 

FAITH is the choice to act on belief's intent. 

CONVICTION is a state of certainty, in spite of intent.  Hope has no role in conviction.

I love the words "I believe".  

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