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In an alternate thread a very intriguing question came to light. It is my assumption that most people rarely change their beliefs. In my experience I find that people generally hold onto their beliefs with great effort and furthermore when those beliefs are challenged they are held to even more tightly.
However I was informed that here on Hatrack this is not the case. In fact I [was] told that it happens all of the time. So if it's not too personal an issue for you would you please share any transformation of beliefs you may have experienced while here on Hatrack.
What was your original belief? How strongly did you hold onto that belief? What was the cause for the change? That is, what allowed you to finally see something differently. What is your new belief?
This is weird Tim. I just started a similar thread on Ornery a couple of days ago. Being closeminded is part of being an adult.
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If you click on the edit icon, you should be able to move this thread over to the other side. You'll get a lot more of a response if you post it there, as opposed to here, where topics are generally "Discussions About Orson Scott Card".
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quote:It is my assumption that most people rarely change their beliefs. In my experience I find that people generally hold onto their beliefs with great effort and furthermore when those beliefs are challenged they are held to even more tightly
I would agree with this statement.
However, on the other side, many beliefs are shared and discussed. Many times this is because the originator wants to try to better understand his own beliefs or reconcile those beliefs with other observations. In fact, I do think this happens quite often. This doesn't necessarily mean that people completely reverse their beliefs, but they do revise them so that they aren't contradictory to other beliefs.
I don't think that in any way contradicts your statement. In general people don't very often change their beliefs, but there are a number of people that post threads with that very intent. That is why you might see it happen here more often than usual.
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Kent, that is weird! I'm definitely going to read that thread. Thanks for the link.
Thanks starLisa, I'll try to move it if possible.
[ I don't see anyway to change to the other side, I'll just post the topic there and link to it from here I guess. And by other side I'm guessing this means the Books, Films, Food and Culture forum. ]
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