After careful consideration, I have decided to lay down what I believe in my preparations...
I believe in rebuilding, rather than just surviving. I believe that isolationism will not help you in the long run, but that you need a community to help get things back on track.
I do not believe in a divine armageddon, but that it might come about through those believing in the divine - and acting in support of their beliefs.
I do not believe in acting illegally, but recognise that some tools, techniques, and information required for survival may be contrary to current laws.
I believe in watchful awareness, not paranoia.
I believe that, in a post-cataclysm world, we will need to make new friends and welcome new people into our community; I do not believe that we should be required to accept and feed everyone that comes our way.
I believe that, in a post-catalclysm world, knowledge will be key to survival in the long term, but that weapons may have to be used in the short.
I believe that gaining the knowledge, skills, and tools to survive is more important than stockpiling; stockpiling is necessary for short-term survival, but then what?
I believe that it is important to educate friends, family, and neighbours about self-sufficiency, but not to end up sounding like the archtypal conspiracy theory nutter.
I know that some of this will irritate that hard-core of survivalists...