Saturday, September 19
Time TBD
[CREATOR TALK] Why We Believe What We Believe
Our beliefs often feel like the product of careful thought and personal choice, but many of them begin taking shape long before we are capable of making those choices for ourselves. This talk traces the development of belief from the influence of parents and caregivers to the powerful roles played by family, education, peers, culture, religion, media, and even the geography into which we are born. Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, and sociology, we’ll explore how our environments shape what feels true, familiar, and unquestionable—and why people can arrive at radically different convictions while believing they reached them independently. Most importantly, the talk invites us to turn that same curiosity inward and ask a deceptively simple question: Why do I believe what I believe?
Speaker
Shawn Towers
Shawn Towers is an innovative content creator, author, and strategic educator based in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. Grounded in a profound exploration of human development and system analysis, Shawn specializes in creating pathways toward psychological autonomy and self-directed growth. As a forward-thinking practitioner, he actively bridges the intersection of traditional personal development frameworks and cutting-edge digital technology, pioneering new workflows in digital content production, automated education, and advanced media synthesis.