Gender: Male Location: Southern Oregon,
Looking at you.
Well, we should not be arrogant, and understand that every person has their own path. My path my not be right for you, but it is right for me. If I am living a path that is wrong for me, only I can know that, and only I can change that.
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Re: Are you open to the possibility that you may be wrong ?
Yes. If one is not open to the possibility that one is wrong, then if one is wrong, one cannot grasp the opportunity to improve oneself when evidence of such presents itself.
Re: Re: Are you open to the possibility that you may be wrong ?
Hmmmm. While slightly off topic you really have dropped your "A Christian person wants to know the devil's side" persona haven't you? Makes me wonder if you ever had it. Not that I would be implying you're a sock or anything.
As to the question - yes, I certainly am.
It is perfectly respectable, indeed admirable, to have conviction in ones stance, ones view. All the more so when they are able to argue it and defend it in a high standard fashion - that is a stance substantiated by more then simply blind faith.
However in my eyes it is just as courageous and noble to have an open mind. The moment a person says "I can't be wrong and as such nor can my beliefs" is the moment a person has shut down the ability to learn and grow in that particular field. To embrace ignorance. As essentially an Atheist I feel I have good reason to think of myself as such - but I enjoy a good debate, be it participating in or watching. This includes religion.
If I find out God/gods exist - good. I wouldn't turn a blind eye and pretend the other way because I have to much pride to admit a mistake -because baseless pride is just foolish pride, the pride of the unrepentantly and proudly ignorant (Marchello I think of you). I doubt it will happen, as it seems the quality of proof I ask for is unreasonable and apparently even unthinkable from various Gods, even if they do exist, but if they ever feel like putting themselves forward I will be more then happy to listen.
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I'm a bit of a Foucault fan - therefore I tend to support the view that truth is relative - relative to power, relative to society, relative to history... In my view, truth is a social construct, a mechanism to help you deal with and interpret reality.
Absolutely it could all be a crock of crap. People make mistakes, our perception of reality is limited. Dammit, lad, we're not God (well, not in the Obvious Unlimited Power way, anyway).
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Of course he wont, but it is still funny to think he might. Well, funny in a "oh the humanity" kind of way, because I can image the fire and brimstone of his CAPITALIZED fury.
Of course I do. Just musing that he seems more then a little familiar.
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Are you open to the possibility that you may be wrong ?
Feb 26th, 2007 04:59 AM
