Acharya Prashant explains that belief is essentially a substitute for knowledge, used when one is unwilling to pay the price of knowing or when imagination is threatened by truth. He asserts that belief does not help in material or intangible aspects of life, such as relationships, because it leads to deception and failure when tested. He argues that people often adopt a compensatory belief in an external power like God only because they first harbor a debilitating belief in their own internal powerlessness. Instead of seeking psychological comfort through imaginary defenses, he suggests inquiring into the root causes of one's dependencies, greed, and expectations that create internal weakness.