What I call the black cultural nationalist imaginary - the belief that we are all united because we are black and descended from slaves and have a common enemy called 'whitey' - no longer applies.
Is religion a collection of imaginary and absurd beliefs that contribute to prejudice, intolerance and violence?
That you could divorce irrational beliefs about imaginary friends, the subordinate role of women, and the importance of neoconservative government from rational concerns about the state of the planet.
This is the cult whose leaders not only taught the passing of miracles by the control of imaginary light rays but held the belief that Los Angeles was now "a heart of gold encased in a light of steel".
Ideational meanings may also be linked to the interactants' beliefs, social practices and imaginary constructs.
Create scenarios, friendships, laws, religious/philosophical beliefs, etc. within your imaginary place when you have time to tune out -or 'tune in' to your imaginary world.
There are other whacky beliefs that have slipped into the American imaginary.
And judging from past experience, U.S. officials will not, in fact, take action — they'll continue to make excuses, to tout imaginary diplomatic progress, and, in general, to confirm China's belief that they are paper tigers.
Based on their marketing techniques, including the imaginary or unverifiable "experts" stating they work, it's my belief antenna booster stickers are a scam.
Darran Anderson, author of Imaginary Cities, says that much of our sense of identity and belief is wrapped up in signs and symbols.
