(August 27, 2015 at 2:35 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:Obviously you're not going to think you are wrong, that's not what I'm advocating for. Your previous post came across as you declaring you didn't think it was even possible you could be wrong, which is a very dangerous way of thinking. Humans are fallible and imperfect beings, for one to declare infallibility on any matter is an incredibly dangerous mode of thinking. One can be fully convinced and confident in their own standpoints without being epistemologically certain, which is impossible.(August 27, 2015 at 2:23 pm)Tartarus Sauce Wrote: FYI, assuming you can't be wrong is a terrible mindset for anything, even if you can't think of how you could be. That's the type of thinking that so often leads to people committing terrible acts, acts they've rationalized through their certainty. It's a stepping stone into intellectual dishonesty at best and sociopathic territory at worst, why bother with self-reflection if you know you're right?
That's fair. But it's not that I don't think I can be wrong in general, lol, I've been wrong about many things, and I'm sure I'll continue to make mistakes.
It's just that I don't think I'm wrong about my Christian beliefs, and so as it stands, it wouldn't make much sense to proclaim my 100% confidence in my belief and then say... but I might be wrong. Lol, obviously I don't think I'm wrong.
Though of course, when my kids are old enough they will come to a point where they will have to do their own soul searching and see if they really believe what their parents believe, and why. And I should stand by and continue to accept them and respect their right to believe as they will, whether that be the same or completely different from me.
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