[MinimalAction]

I strongly disagree on beliefs and hopes are coping mechanisms. Coping from what? Beliefs and hopes are what they are.

But I agree worth should be derived from understanding, not through achievement.

[alexashka]

> Coping from what?

From not having the thing you hope for or believe in.

I want a cookie.

I'm going to get a cookie. No believe, no hope.

I may not get a cookie. Oh no. I'm stressed. How do I deal with the stress? I hope I get a cookie. I believe I'm going to get a cookie. That's a coping mechanism.